GC–MS analysis of soil faecal biomarkers uncovers mammalian species and the economic management of the archeological site "Le Colombare di Negrar"

Abstract The identification of the mammalian species based on faecal sediments in modern and ancient environments is the aim of the research of archaeologists, forensic scientists and ecologists. Here, we set up and validated an optimized gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS) method, characte...

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Main Authors: Chiara Reggio, Erika Palmisano, Umberto Tecchiati, Alessandro Ravelli, Roberta F. Bergamaschi, Paola Salzani, Cristiano Putzolu, Sara Casati, Marica Orioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32601-9