Neolithic dental calculi provide evidence for environmental proxies and consumption of wild edible fruits and herbs in central Apennines

Alessia D’Agostino; Gabriele Di Marco; Silvia Marvelli; Marco Marchesini; Elisabetta Rizzoli; Mario Federico Rolfo; Antonella Canini; Angelo Gismondi

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-04354-0

Communications Biology (Dec 2022)

Neolithic dental calculi provide evidence for environmental proxies and consumption of wild edible fruits and herbs in central Apennines

Alessia D’Agostino,
Gabriele Di Marco,
Silvia Marvelli,
Marco Marchesini,
Elisabetta Rizzoli,
Mario Federico Rolfo,
Antonella Canini,
Angelo Gismondi

Affiliations

Alessia D’Agostino: PhD Program in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Gabriele Di Marco: Laboratory of Botany, Department of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
Silvia Marvelli: Laboratorio di Palinologia e Archeobotanica-C.A.A. Giorgio Nicoli, San Giovanni in Persiceto
Marco Marchesini: Laboratorio di Palinologia e Archeobotanica-C.A.A. Giorgio Nicoli, San Giovanni in Persiceto
Elisabetta Rizzoli: Laboratorio di Palinologia e Archeobotanica-C.A.A. Giorgio Nicoli, San Giovanni in Persiceto
Mario Federico Rolfo: Department of History, Culture and Society, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
Antonella Canini: Laboratory of Botany, Department of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
Angelo Gismondi: Laboratory of Botany, Department of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04354-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Next generation sequencing of plant ancient DNA and microscopic evidence from dental calculi of specimens exhumed at Grotta Mora Cavorso (Central Italy) provide insight about the role of edible plants and cultural landscape during early Neolithic.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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