When archaeologists compared trace element clusters from a clay jar to a large database of samples from Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean, the database pointed to the southern hill country of Israel and Transjordan as the source of the vessels, an area where vineyards were well established in 3100 B.C. The wine probably traveled the Nile across an ancient trade route that linked southern Israel with Egypt via the Sinai Desert. The analysis that enabled archaeologists to trace this detailed route is

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Neutron activation analysis was used to compare trace element clusters from a clay jar to a database of samples from Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean in order to determine the source of the vessels.

When Archaeologists Compared Trace Element Clusters from a Clay Jar