Patrick E Mcgovern
Biographic Data
| ID | 305558 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patrick E Mcgovern |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patrick E |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcgovern |
| SIGNATURE | MCGOVERN P E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7113-3693 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 94 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Response to Léa Drieu et al., 2020, “Is It Possible to Identify Ancient Wine Production Using Biomolecular Approaches?” ( STAR: (Science & Technology of Archaeological Research , DOI:10.1080/2054892…
Comparable to Drieu et al.’s viewpoint, we argue that it is possible to identify ancient Eurasian grape wine by current biomolecular methods, but only in conjunction with the relevant archaeological, archaeobotanical, and other natural and social scientific data. Additionally, we advocate an inductive–deductive working hypothesis model, which is appropriate for the “historical science” of archaeology. We focus on two key deficiencies of Drieu et …
Investigating the function of Pre-Pottery Neolithic stone troughs from Göbekli Tepe – An integrated approach
An integrated approach using contextual, use-wear, scientific and experimental methods was used to analyze the role of stone troughs of up to 165 l capacity at the Early Neolithic site Göbekli Tepe in the context of other stone containers found there. Around 600 (mostly fragmentary) vessels from the site constitute the largest known assemblage from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic of the Near East. Besides the large limestone troughs, it encompasses mid…
Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture
Charting a Future Course for Organic Residue Analysis in Archaeology
Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture
A biomolecular archaeological approach to ‘Nordic grog’
The combined archaeological, biomolecular, and archaeobotanical evidence from four sites in Denmark (Nandrup, Kostræde, and Juellinge) and Sweden (Havor on the island of Gotland) provide key reference points for reconstructing ‘Nordic grog’ from ca. 1500 BC to the first century AD. In general, Nordic peoples preferred a hybrid beverage or ‘grog,’ in which many ingredients were fermented together, including locally available honey, local fruit (e.…
Chemical Identification and Cultural Implications of a Mixed Fermented Beverage from Late Prehistoric China
Humans around the world have shown a remarkable propensity to ferment available sugar sources into alcoholic beverages. These drinks have contributed significantly to cultural innovation and development, including agricultural and horticultural skills to harness natural resources; technologies to produce the beverages and to make special vessels to serve, drink, and present them ceremonially; and their incorporation into feasting and other activi…
Fermented beverages of pre- and proto-historic China
Chemical analyses of ancient organics absorbed into pottery jars from the early Neolithic village of Jiahu in Henan province in China have revealed that a mixed fermented beverage of rice, honey, and fruit (hawthorn fruit and/or grape) was being produced as early as the seventh millennium before Christ (B.C.). This prehistoric drink paved the way for unique cereal beverages of the proto-historic second millennium B.C., remarkably preserved as liq…
Wine of Egypt's Golden Age: An Archaeochemical Perspective
Wine of Egypt's Golden Age: An Archaeochemical Perspective
Neutron Activation Analysis and selective organic contents analysis were carried out for a group of 50 Malkata wine, honey, ‘ale’, ben-oil, and meat ostraca, together with seven additional New Kingdom reference samples from Thebes. Most of the ostraca and all of the reference samples form a tight chemical group, indicating that they were most likely made of a Theban marl clay and thus produced locally, perhaps in a royal workshop. Although the co…
The Late Bronze Egyptian Garrison at Beth Shan: A Study of Levels VII and VIII
The Late Bronze Egyptian Garrison at Beth Shan: A Study of Levels VII and VIII
The University Museum excavated at Beth Shan from 1921-1934, when stratigraphical methods were first being developed. For this study the two Late Bronze levels (VII and VIII) have been reevaluated by the careful analysis of field records, photographs, and drawings along with the restudy of all artifacts housed in The University Museum and a selection of objects in the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem. The structures of these levels have parallels …
Gezer V: The Field I Caves . Joe D. Seger
Science in Archaeology: A Review
The Archaeological Origin and Significance of the Dolphin Vase as Determined by Neutron Activation Analysis
The Dolphin Vase which was excavated from a Middle Kingdom Egyptian tomb at the capital city of Lisht, is so named because of its naturalistic depiction of dolphins. This pottery jug, dated ca. 1750-1700 B. C., epitomizes the network of international relations of a prosperous period: found in Egypt, the dolphins appear to be Minoan in style and yet the vessel shape and manufacture are of Levantine inspiration. Statistical evaluation of the chemic…
The Late Bronze Egyptian Garrison at Beth Shan: Glass and Faience Production and Importation in the Late New Kingdom
Beth Shan, strategically located at the juncture of the Jordan and Jezreel Valleys where major trade routes intersected, was architecturally restructured in the 13th century B. C. E. as one of the most important late New Kingdom Egyptian bases in Palestine. The archaeological and technological evidence from the site provides a unique perspective on how a deliberate imperialistic policy can affect local ceramic traditions, including the pottery an…
Organic Contents of Ancient Vessels: Materials Analysis and Archaeological Investigation
The Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages of Central Transjordan: The Baqʿah Valley Project, 1977-1981
The Beads from Tomb B10a B27 at Dinkha Tepe and the Beginnings of Glassmaking in the Ancient Near East
Among the rich finds from an early second millennium B.C. tomb at Dinkha Tepe in northwestern Iran was a collection of more than 140 beads, made of glass, frit, and semiprecious stones, which were probably worn as necklaces by the deceased. Fifty-eight of the beads were of glass and frit, and constitute one of the earliest, sizable groups of these man-made silicate materials ever found. The evident care that was taken in selecting and processing …
The Royal Purple and the Biblical Blue (Argaman and Tekhelet): The Study of Chief Rabbi Dr. Isaac Herzog on the Dye Industries in Ancient Israel and Recent Scientific Contributions . Ehud Spanier
Late Bronze Palestinian Pendants
Has Authentic Tĕkēlet Been Identified
Chemical Identification and Cultural Implications of a Mixed Fermented Beverage from Late Prehistoric China
Humans around the world have shown a remarkable propensity to ferment available sugar sources into alcoholic beverages. These drinks have contributed significantly to cultural innovation and development, including agricultural and horticultural skills to harness natural resources; technologies to produce the beverages and to make special vessels to serve, drink, and present them ceremonially; and their incorporation into feasting and other activi…
Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture
Charting a Future Course for Organic Residue Analysis in Archaeology
Investigating the function of Pre-Pottery Neolithic stone troughs from Göbekli Tepe – An integrated approach
An integrated approach using contextual, use-wear, scientific and experimental methods was used to analyze the role of stone troughs of up to 165 l capacity at the Early Neolithic site Göbekli Tepe in the context of other stone containers found there. Around 600 (mostly fragmentary) vessels from the site constitute the largest known assemblage from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic of the Near East. Besides the large limestone troughs, it encompasses mid…
Science in Archaeology: A Review
Gezer V: The Field I Caves . Joe D. Seger
The Beads from Tomb B10a B27 at Dinkha Tepe and the Beginnings of Glassmaking in the Ancient Near East
Among the rich finds from an early second millennium B.C. tomb at Dinkha Tepe in northwestern Iran was a collection of more than 140 beads, made of glass, frit, and semiprecious stones, which were probably worn as necklaces by the deceased. Fifty-eight of the beads were of glass and frit, and constitute one of the earliest, sizable groups of these man-made silicate materials ever found. The evident care that was taken in selecting and processing …
The Royal Purple and the Biblical Blue (Argaman and Tekhelet): The Study of Chief Rabbi Dr. Isaac Herzog on the Dye Industries in Ancient Israel and Recent Scientific Contributions . Ehud Spanier
Has Authentic Tĕkēlet Been Identified
Late Bronze Palestinian Pendants
The Royal Purple and the Biblical Blue (Argaman and Tekhelet): The Study of Chief Rabbi Dr. Isaac Herzog on the Dye Industries in Ancient Israel and Recent Scientific Contributions . Ehud Spanier
The Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages of Central Transjordan: The Baqʿah Valley Project, 1977-1981
The Beads from Tomb B10a B27 at Dinkha Tepe and the Beginnings of Glassmaking in the Ancient Near East
Among the rich finds from an early second millennium B.C. tomb at Dinkha Tepe in northwestern Iran was a collection of more than 140 beads, made of glass, frit, and semiprecious stones, which were probably worn as necklaces by the deceased. Fifty-eight of the beads were of glass and frit, and constitute one of the earliest, sizable groups of these man-made silicate materials ever found. The evident care that was taken in selecting and processing …
Organic Contents of Ancient Vessels: Materials Analysis and Archaeological Investigation
The Late Bronze Egyptian Garrison at Beth Shan: Glass and Faience Production and Importation in the Late New Kingdom
Beth Shan, strategically located at the juncture of the Jordan and Jezreel Valleys where major trade routes intersected, was architecturally restructured in the 13th century B. C. E. as one of the most important late New Kingdom Egyptian bases in Palestine. The archaeological and technological evidence from the site provides a unique perspective on how a deliberate imperialistic policy can affect local ceramic traditions, including the pottery an…
The Archaeological Origin and Significance of the Dolphin Vase as Determined by Neutron Activation Analysis
The Dolphin Vase which was excavated from a Middle Kingdom Egyptian tomb at the capital city of Lisht, is so named because of its naturalistic depiction of dolphins. This pottery jug, dated ca. 1750-1700 B. C., epitomizes the network of international relations of a prosperous period: found in Egypt, the dolphins appear to be Minoan in style and yet the vessel shape and manufacture are of Levantine inspiration. Statistical evaluation of the chemic…
Gezer V: The Field I Caves . Joe D. Seger
Science in Archaeology: A Review
The Late Bronze Egyptian Garrison at Beth Shan: A Study of Levels VII and VIII
The University Museum excavated at Beth Shan from 1921-1934, when stratigraphical methods were first being developed. For this study the two Late Bronze levels (VII and VIII) have been reevaluated by the careful analysis of field records, photographs, and drawings along with the restudy of all artifacts housed in The University Museum and a selection of objects in the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem. The structures of these levels have parallels …
Wine of Egypt's Golden Age: An Archaeochemical Perspective
Wine of Egypt's Golden Age: An Archaeochemical Perspective
Neutron Activation Analysis and selective organic contents analysis were carried out for a group of 50 Malkata wine, honey, ‘ale’, ben-oil, and meat ostraca, together with seven additional New Kingdom reference samples from Thebes. Most of the ostraca and all of the reference samples form a tight chemical group, indicating that they were most likely made of a Theban marl clay and thus produced locally, perhaps in a royal workshop. Although the co…
The Late Bronze Egyptian Garrison at Beth Shan: A Study of Levels VII and VIII
Fermented beverages of pre- and proto-historic China
Chemical analyses of ancient organics absorbed into pottery jars from the early Neolithic village of Jiahu in Henan province in China have revealed that a mixed fermented beverage of rice, honey, and fruit (hawthorn fruit and/or grape) was being produced as early as the seventh millennium before Christ (B.C.). This prehistoric drink paved the way for unique cereal beverages of the proto-historic second millennium B.C., remarkably preserved as liq…
Chemical Identification and Cultural Implications of a Mixed Fermented Beverage from Late Prehistoric China
Humans around the world have shown a remarkable propensity to ferment available sugar sources into alcoholic beverages. These drinks have contributed significantly to cultural innovation and development, including agricultural and horticultural skills to harness natural resources; technologies to produce the beverages and to make special vessels to serve, drink, and present them ceremonially; and their incorporation into feasting and other activi…
Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture
A biomolecular archaeological approach to ‘Nordic grog’
The combined archaeological, biomolecular, and archaeobotanical evidence from four sites in Denmark (Nandrup, Kostræde, and Juellinge) and Sweden (Havor on the island of Gotland) provide key reference points for reconstructing ‘Nordic grog’ from ca. 1500 BC to the first century AD. In general, Nordic peoples preferred a hybrid beverage or ‘grog,’ in which many ingredients were fermented together, including locally available honey, local fruit (e.…
Charting a Future Course for Organic Residue Analysis in Archaeology
Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture
Investigating the function of Pre-Pottery Neolithic stone troughs from Göbekli Tepe – An integrated approach
An integrated approach using contextual, use-wear, scientific and experimental methods was used to analyze the role of stone troughs of up to 165 l capacity at the Early Neolithic site Göbekli Tepe in the context of other stone containers found there. Around 600 (mostly fragmentary) vessels from the site constitute the largest known assemblage from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic of the Near East. Besides the large limestone troughs, it encompasses mid…
A Response to Léa Drieu et al., 2020, “Is It Possible to Identify Ancient Wine Production Using Biomolecular Approaches?” ( STAR: (Science & Technology of Archaeological Research , DOI:10.1080/2054892…
Comparable to Drieu et al.’s viewpoint, we argue that it is possible to identify ancient Eurasian grape wine by current biomolecular methods, but only in conjunction with the relevant archaeological, archaeobotanical, and other natural and social scientific data. Additionally, we advocate an inductive–deductive working hypothesis model, which is appropriate for the “historical science” of archaeology. We focus on two key deficiencies of Drieu et …
History (16 works) · Archaeology (13 works) · Ancient history (11 works) · Art (9 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (7 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (6 works) · Bronze (6 works)