Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), after appropriate wet chemical sample
pre-treatments or pyrolysis, is one of the most commonly adopted analytical techniques in …

This new edition of the definitive work on doing paleoethnobotany brings the book up to date
by incorporating new methods and examples of research, while preserving the overall …

We report a successful extraction and sequencing of ancient DNA from carbonized rice
grains (Oryza sativa) from six archaeological sites, including two from India and four from …

Despite the ethnographic importance of the Southeast Asian house and household, an
explicitly Southeast Asian “household archaeology” is still in its infancy. Nevertheless …

Turban snails (family Turbinidae) are gastropod molluscs that are harvested for human
consumption yet little is known about the nutritional properties of these snails, particularly …

Ocean warming and acidification are current global environmental challenges impacting
aquatic organisms. A shift in conditions outside the optimal environmental range for marine …

Abstract The community of Colonna (Rome, Central Italy), dated back to 8th–10th century
CE, was characterized by a poor quality of life. In the present archaeobotanical investigation …

The use of fire is a well-established human practice, at least from the Late Pleistocene. The
variability in fuel type highlights complex practices regarding fire technology throughout this …

Dental calculus of a Roman woman (late first century–early second century CE), supposed
to be the first historical evidence of coeliac disease (CD), was subjected to archaeobotanical …

This research presents an in-depth study of the skeletal remains collected from the
archaeological site of Allumiere (15th-16th centuries CE; Rome, Italy). A multidisciplinary …