Table 1.

Description of sherds containing significant concentrations of preserved lipids. (Site descriptions are given in the electronic supplementary material, appendix A. H.E.S. bowl, half egg-shaped bowl; FFAs, free fatty acids; APAAs, ω-(o-alkylphenyl)alkanoic acids; DHYAs, dihydroxy acids; TMTD, 4,8,12-trimethyltridecanoic acid; Phy, phytanic acid; Pris, pristanic acid.)

map no.	lab. code	lipid conc (μg g−1)	form	δ3C16:0	δ3C16:0	Δ13C	lipid composition	classification
Typical/Late Comb Ware
1	Vantaa Maarinkunnas
	KM-11, 30464 : 380	209	bowl	−20.4	−19.5	0.9	FFAs (C14–C20); C18–C22 APAAs; C18–C22 DHYAs	marine fat
2	Vantaa Stenkulla
	KM-35 29954 : 2128	565	H.E.S bowl	−19.4	−21.1	−1.7	FFAs (C14–C22); C18–C22 APAAs; TMTD, Phy; C18–C20 DHYAs	marine fat
	KM-36 29954 : 2357	151	H.E.S bowl	−23.2	−23.1	0.1	FFAs (C14–C20); C18–C20 APAAs; Phy; C18–C20 DHYAs	marine fat
	KM-38 29954 : 3105	60	H.E.S bowl	−24.8	−24.4	0.4	FFAs (C12–C20); C18–C20 APAAs; TMTD, Pris, Phy; C18–C20 DHYAs	marine fat
	KM-39 29954 : 4932	273	H.E.S bowl	−25.8	−24.8	1.0	FFAs (C12–C20); C18–C22 APAAs; TMTD, Pris, Phy; C18–C20 DHYAs	marine fat
	KM-40 29954 : 7738	146	H.E.S bowl	−19.1	−19.0	0.2	FFAs (C14–C20); C18–C20 APAAs; TMTD, Phy; C18–C20 DHYAs	marine fat
	KM-41 29954 : 9074	204	H.E.S bowl	−23.2	−22.7	0.5	FFAs (C14–C20); C18–C20 APAAs; TMTD, Pris, Phy; C18–C20 DHYAs	marine fat
	KM-42 29954 : 1840	66	H.E.S bowl	−20.2	−19.6	0.5	FFAs (C14–C20); C18–C20 APAAs; TMTD, ?Pris, Phy	marine fat
Corded Ware
3	Kirkkonummi Tengå Nyåker
	KM-1 8709 : 52	2398	beaker	−28.6	−34.3	−5.8	FFAs (C14–C24)	dairy fat
	KM-31 8709 : 35	342	‘S-shaped’ amphora	−27.1	−29.8	−2.7	FFAs (C12–C20); TMTD, ?Phy	ruminant carcass fat
	KM-47 8709 : 17	105	large beaker, impressed decoration	−27.7	−30.0	−2.3	FFAs (C14–C18)	ruminant carcass fat
	KM-48 8709 : 22	292	large beaker	−25.8	−31.4	−5.5	FFAs (C12–C22); C18 DHYAs	dairy fat
4	Kirkkonummi Koivistosveden
	KM-44i 7734 : 11	1305	beaker	−24.2	−23.8	0.4	FFAs (C14–C20); C18–C20 DHYAs	?marine fat
5	Kirkkonummi Backisåker I (Kvarnåker)
	KM-45i 7349 : 5	57	large ‘S-shaped’ amphora	−26.5	−29.8	−3.3	FFAs (C14–C22); C18 DHYAs	ruminant carcass fat
	KM-57 5944 : 46	1826	decorated beaker	−27.7	−31.8	−4.1	FFAs (C12–C24), ?Phy	dairy fat
Kiukainen Ware
6	Nakkila (Kiukainen) Uotinmäki
	KM-53 5942 : 9	484	large funnel-type	−25.4	−25.6	−0.1	FFAs (C14–C18); C18–C20 APAAs; TMTD, ?Pris, Phy; C18–C20 DHYAs	marine and ruminant fat
	KM-54 5942 : 11	323	unknown	−26.9	−29.7	−2.8	FFAs (C12–C20); C18–?C20 APAAs;?TMTD, Phy; ?C18 DHYAs	ruminant fat, ?marine fat
Late Bronze Age
7	Raasepori (Karjaa) Kroggård Hagnäs llb
	KM-5 20872 : 161	5851	amphora-type, flat bottom	−27.2	−33.2	−6.0	FFAs (C14–C24)	dairy fat
8	Kaarina Toivola Hulkkio
	KM-6 27793 : 89	233	bowl with flat bottom	−27.3	−33.6	−6.3	FFAs (C12–C20)	dairy fat
Morby Ware (Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age)
9	Espoo Bolarskog I
	KM-26 15583 : 7	1372	small roundish pot with flat bottom	−26.5	−33.1	−6.6	FFAs (C14–C24)	dairy fat