Organic Residue Analysis
Unglazed ceramic vessels can trap the molecules from organic products processed or preserved in their porous structures. While the degradation processes occurring underground destroy the visible residues remaining on the surface of the ceramics, the residues trapped in the pores are little affected by this degradation process.
Megan & Berfin working on the removal of contamination from the sample and experiment kits
By extracting these organic residues trapped in the pores of the ceramics with appropriate methods and then analyzing them with chromatographic determination techniques, the intended use of the relevant ceramic vessels can be determined.
Megan mixing the sample with the solvent
Melek & Berfin working on the extraction procedure of Konya Karahöyük ceramic samples at İ. Tarhan's Lab at Konya, Selçuk University