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ArticleBio-protocol2020

Isolation and Characterization of Live Yeast Cells from Ancient Clay Vessels.

Tzemach Aouizerat, Aren M Maeir, Yitzhak Paz, Yuval Gadot, Amir Szitenberg, Sivan Alkalay-Oren, Shunit Coppenhagen-Glazer, Michael Klutstein, Ronen Hazan

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Article in Bio-protocol, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tzemach AouizeratInstitute of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Aren M MaeirTell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project, The Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel and Archaeology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Yitzhak PazIsrael Antiquities Authority, Jerusalem, Israel.
Yuval GadotTel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Amir SzitenbergMicrobial Metagenomics Division, Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Masada, Israel.
Sivan Alkalay-OrenInstitute of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Shunit Coppenhagen-GlazerInstitute of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Michael KlutsteinInstitute of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Ronen HazanInstitute of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem · ILBar-Ilan University · ILIsrael Antiquities Authority · ILTel Aviv University · IL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ancient fermented food has been studied mainly based on residue analysis and recipes and reconstruction attempts were performed using modern domesticated yeast. Furthermore, microorganisms which participated in fermentation were studied using ancient-DNA techniques. In a recent paper, we presented a novel approach based on the hypothesis that enriched yeast populations in fermented beverages could have become the dominant species in storage vessels and their descendants could be isolated and studied today. Here we present a pipeline for isolation of yeast from clay vessels uncovered in archeological sites and transferred to the microbiology lab where they can be isolated and characterized. This method opens new avenues for experimental archeology and enables attempts to recreate ancient food and beverages using the original microorganisms.

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Ancient pottery vesselsbeveragesBio-archeologyExperimental archaeologyFermentationFoodYeast

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PMID33654708
PMCPMC7842698
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