Biochemical Content Analysis of the Preparation in a Storage Container Excavated from a Grave in Daskyleion Ancient City

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 42 - 49, 15.12.2024

Nazan Demir , Yaşar Demir , Kaan İren , Özgün Kasar

Abstract

This study aims to shed light on the content of the remains found in an alabaster alabastron that was excavated from T4 Tumulus in the Daskyleion Ancient City in the Ergili village of the Aksakal Town of Bandırma, and is thought to have been used for the storage of essences or drug-like preparations. Daskyleion; the excavations carried out in the city, which is thought to have hosted great civilizations such as Phrygians and Lydians and one of the centers of the Satrapal administration system established by the Persians in Anatolia, dating back to 6th century BC, have unearthed remains from many different periods. The Lydian culture, whichexisted in the ancient city of Daskyleion, is famous for its cosmetics and there was a concept of “Lydian cosmetics” that has survived to the present day. Research was conducted in this direction, based on the container found in the burial chamber. This study aims to investigate the content of organic residues found in situ in an alabaster alabastron during the excavations of Tumulus T4 (Koru Tumulus) at the ancient city at Daskyleion and to shed light on the burial customs of the period to which the tombbelongs. As a result of the analysis, it was concluded that the perfume left in an alabastron as a grave gift was of plant origin

Keywords

Daskyleion, Alabastron, Catalase, Superoxide dismutase, Peroxidase

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