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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alessia D’Agostino, Gabriele Di Marco, Silvia Marvelli, Marco Marchesini, Elisabetta Rizzoli, Mario Federico Rolfo, Antonella Canini, Angelo Gismondi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04354-0