Identification of Neolithic diet by the morphology of the starch grains of dental calculus found in the Dehesilla Cave (Cadiz – South of the Iberian Peninsula)

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ID7192512
AuthorsAntónio Pereira Coutinho (0000-0002-5371-6411, University of Coimbra, corresponding author), Margarida Moreira (0000-0001-6827-2772, University of Coimbra), Eduarda Silva (University of Coimbra), Daniel García-Rivero (0000-0002-6112-3181, Universidad de Sevilla), C Umbelino (0000-0003-4834-7364, Centre for Research in Anthropology)
Year2024
Volume16
Issue4
Publication date2024-03-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeological and Anthropological Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1866-9557 • E-ISSN: 1866-9565
PublisherSpringer Nature (PUBLISHER • SG)
DOI10.1007/s12520-024-01972-z
OpenAlexW4393228581
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited47

The starch grains present in the dental calculus of four Neolithic individuals of the Dehesilla Cave (Cadiz, South of Spain) were extracted and observed with light microscopy. The variant of the extraction technique used proved to be very effective. A number of Poaceae-Triticeae taxa [wheat ( Triticum sp., the main crop, including Triticum aestivum ), barley ( Hordeum sp.)], Fabaceae-Fabeae-Cicereae and Fagaceae (oaks = Quercus sp., which constitute new data for the area in question) were identified. Some pollen grains and fungal spores were also identified, which helped to provide information on the ecological framework of the crops associated with the archaeological site

Archaeology · Biology · Cave · Geography · Identification (biology · Morphology (biology · Peninsula · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology · Geology · Paleontology

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