Analysis of resinous material present on an alabaster lid excavated from Nabataean Moa in the Arava valley

Lumír Ondřej Hanuš; Shimshon Ben-Yehoshua

doi:10.1111/aae.12028

Analysis of resinous material present on an alabaster lid excavated from Nabataean Moa in the Arava valley

Lumír Ondřej Hanuš^*, Shimshon Ben-Yehoshua

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School of Pharmacy

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Abstract

An alabaster lid with a resinous accretion burnt or stuck next to the handle and on the base was uncovered in the Nabataean rest stop in Moyat Aawad (Moa) in the Arava valley in Israel. The analysis of this resin sample utilising GC-MS revealed several types of compounds. The chemical analysis revealed compounds typically present in pine tar and plant lipid material (probably oil). The use of pine resin, tar and pitch derived from plant resins is documented in antiquity, not only as a sealant or caulking material but also as medicines, antiseptics and ritual balms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	232-236
Number of pages	5
Journal	Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy
Volume	24
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/aae.12028
State	Published - Nov 2013

Keywords

Alabaster lid
Dehydroabietic acid
Dehydroabietic acid methyl ester
Hellenistic period
Pine tar
Retene

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Analysis of resinous material present on an alabaster lid excavated from Nabataean Moa in the Arava valley

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