Direct evidence of plant consumption in Neolithic Eastern Sudan from dental calculus analysis

Abstract The Neolithic communities of Eastern Sudan combined intensive pastoralism with plant exploitation as their main subsistence strategies. However, to date, it remains unclear which plant species were part of the human diet during the Neolithic. This contribution presents direct data on plant...

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Main Authors: Giusy Capasso, Dulce Neves, Alessandra Sperduti, Emanuela Cristiani, Andrea Manzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53300-z