Dental calculus and isotopes reveal information about ancient diet of Boccone del Povero community (1st-2nd century CE, Latium, central Italy)
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Dental calculus and isotopes reveal information about ancient diet of Boccone del Povero community (1st-2nd century CE, Latium, central Italy). / D'Agostino, Alessia; Baldoni, Marica; Di Marco, Gabriele; Scorrano, Gabriele; Icaro, Iuri; Brilli, Mauro; Scano, Giuseppina; Nardi, Alessandra; Catalano, Paola; Rustici, Michela; Ricci, Andreina; Rickards, Olga; Canini, Antonella; Martinez-Labarga, Cristina; Gismondi, Angelo.
In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Vol. 48, 103845, 2023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Dental calculus and isotopes reveal information about ancient diet of Boccone del Povero community (1st-2nd century CE, Latium, central Italy)
AU - D'Agostino, Alessia
AU - Baldoni, Marica
AU - Di Marco, Gabriele
AU - Scorrano, Gabriele
AU - Icaro, Iuri
AU - Brilli, Mauro
AU - Scano, Giuseppina
AU - Nardi, Alessandra
AU - Catalano, Paola
AU - Rustici, Michela
AU - Ricci, Andreina
AU - Rickards, Olga
AU - Canini, Antonella
AU - Martinez-Labarga, Cristina
AU - Gismondi, Angelo
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Evidence about the dietary habits of the 42 individuals recovered in the necropolis of Boccone del Povero (1st-2nd century CE; Rome, Italy) was obtained by a multidisciplinary approach. Dental calculus analysis (through optical microscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry) and stable isotope investigation from bone proteins were carried out on the human skeletal series, with a particular focus on the young female unearthed from the richest burial (no. CLXXXI) of the archaeological site. Overall, carbon and nitrogen stable isotope data indicated an omnivorous diet mainly based on C3-terrestrial proteins, although for some individuals C4 plant consumption cannot be excluded. In fact, evidence from calculus suggests the use of Andropogoneae (e.g., sorghum), Triticeae, together with Rosaceae seeds (e.g., almonds), milk and dairy products. The application of morphological, biochemical, and biomolecular techniques provided a reconstruction of the subsistence pattern of this ancient population living in a suburb of the Imperial Rome.
AB - Evidence about the dietary habits of the 42 individuals recovered in the necropolis of Boccone del Povero (1st-2nd century CE; Rome, Italy) was obtained by a multidisciplinary approach. Dental calculus analysis (through optical microscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry) and stable isotope investigation from bone proteins were carried out on the human skeletal series, with a particular focus on the young female unearthed from the richest burial (no. CLXXXI) of the archaeological site. Overall, carbon and nitrogen stable isotope data indicated an omnivorous diet mainly based on C3-terrestrial proteins, although for some individuals C4 plant consumption cannot be excluded. In fact, evidence from calculus suggests the use of Andropogoneae (e.g., sorghum), Triticeae, together with Rosaceae seeds (e.g., almonds), milk and dairy products. The application of morphological, biochemical, and biomolecular techniques provided a reconstruction of the subsistence pattern of this ancient population living in a suburb of the Imperial Rome.
KW - Bioarchaeology
KW - Microremains
KW - Nutrition
KW - Pollen
KW - Roman Imperial Age
KW - Stable isotopes
KW - Tartar
U2 - 10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.103845
DO - 10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.103845
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85146597249
VL - 48
JO - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
JF - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
SN - 2352-409X
M1 - 103845
ER -
ID: 340116049