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.

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Main Authors: Alessia D’Agostino, Gabriele Di Marco, Silvia Marvelli, Marco Marchesini, Elisabetta Rizzoli, Mario Federico Rolfo, Antonella Canini, Angelo Gismondi
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04354-0
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author Alessia D’Agostino
Gabriele Di Marco
Silvia Marvelli
Marco Marchesini
Elisabetta Rizzoli
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Angelo Gismondi
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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-88c468f26b984f54ae6802d26284414d2022-12-25T12:26:00ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422022-12-015111310.1038/s42003-022-04354-0Neolithic dental calculi provide evidence for environmental proxies and consumption of wild edible fruits and herbs in central ApenninesAlessia D’Agostino0Gabriele Di Marco1Silvia Marvelli2Marco Marchesini3Elisabetta Rizzoli4Mario Federico Rolfo5Antonella Canini6Angelo Gismondi7PhD Program in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor VergataLaboratory of Botany, Department of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”Laboratorio di Palinologia e Archeobotanica-C.A.A. Giorgio Nicoli, San Giovanni in PersicetoLaboratorio di Palinologia e Archeobotanica-C.A.A. Giorgio Nicoli, San Giovanni in PersicetoLaboratorio di Palinologia e Archeobotanica-C.A.A. Giorgio Nicoli, San Giovanni in PersicetoDepartment of History, Culture and Society, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”Laboratory of Botany, Department of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”Laboratory of Botany, Department of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04354-0
spellingShingle Alessia D’Agostino
Gabriele Di Marco
Silvia Marvelli
Marco Marchesini
Elisabetta Rizzoli
Mario Federico Rolfo
Antonella Canini
Angelo Gismondi
Neolithic dental calculi provide evidence for environmental proxies and consumption of wild edible fruits and herbs in central Apennines
Communications Biology
title Neolithic dental calculi provide evidence for environmental proxies and consumption of wild edible fruits and herbs in central Apennines
title_full Neolithic dental calculi provide evidence for environmental proxies and consumption of wild edible fruits and herbs in central Apennines
title_fullStr Neolithic dental calculi provide evidence for environmental proxies and consumption of wild edible fruits and herbs in central Apennines
title_full_unstemmed Neolithic dental calculi provide evidence for environmental proxies and consumption of wild edible fruits and herbs in central Apennines
title_short Neolithic dental calculi provide evidence for environmental proxies and consumption of wild edible fruits and herbs in central Apennines
title_sort neolithic dental calculi provide evidence for environmental proxies and consumption of wild edible fruits and herbs in central apennines
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04354-0
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