{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["26(9)"],"submitter":["Wilkin S"],"pubmed_abstract":["Large metal and metal-alloy cauldrons first appear on the far western steppe and Caucasus region during the Maykop period (3700-2900 BCE); however, the types of foods or beverages cooked in and served from these vessels have remained mysterious. Here, we present proteomic analysis of nine residues from copper-alloy cauldrons from Maykop burial contexts where we identify muscle, blood, and milk proteins specific to domesticated, and possibly wild, ruminants. This study clearly demonstrates that the earliest, large-volume feasting vessels contained both primary and secondary animal products, likely prepared in the form of a stew."],"journal":["iScience"],"pagination":["107482"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10517358"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Curated cauldrons: Preserved proteins from early copper-alloy vessels illuminate feasting practices in the Caucasian steppe."],"pmcid":["PMC10517358"],"pubmed_authors":["Trifonov V","Boivin N","Shishlina N","Hommel P","Pedergnana A","Ventresca Miller A","Wilkin S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Curated cauldrons: Preserved proteins from early copper-alloy vessels illuminate feasting practices in the Caucasian steppe.","description":"Large metal and metal-alloy cauldrons first appear on the far western steppe and Caucasus region during the Maykop period (3700-2900 BCE); however, the types of foods or beverages cooked in and served from these vessels have remained mysterious. Here, we present proteomic analysis of nine residues from copper-alloy cauldrons from Maykop burial contexts where we identify muscle, blood, and milk proteins specific to domesticated, and possibly wild, ruminants. This study clearly demonstrates that the earliest, large-volume feasting vessels contained both primary and secondary animal products, likely prepared in the form of a stew.","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Sep","modification":"2026-07-14T18:02:36.036Z","creation":"2025-06-01T00:18:28.698Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10517358","cross_references":{"pubmed":["37744407"],"doi":["10.1016/j.isci.2023.107482"]}}