"Man is what he eats". Plant residues from dental calculus in the ancient population of Milano from Roman times to modern age

被引：9

作者：

Mattia, Mirko ^{[1
]}

Biehler-Gomez, Lucie ^{[1
]}

Palamenghi, Andrea ^{[1
]}

Nichetti, Deborah ^{[1
]}

Caccia, Giulia ^{[1
]}

Sguazza, Emanuela ^{[1
]}

De Angelis, Danilo ^{[1
]}

Galimberti, Paolo Maria ^{[2
]}

Fedeli, Anna Maria ^{[3
]}

Slavazzi, Fabrizio ^{[4
]}

Cattaneo, Cristina ^{[1
]}

Caccianiga, Marco ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Milan, Lab Antropol & Odontol Forense, Dipartimento Sci Biomed Salute, LABANOF,Sez Med Legale, Via Mangiagalli 37, I-20133 Milan, Italy

[2] Fdn IRCCS Ca Granda Osped Maggiore Policlin, Serv Beni Culturali, Milan, Italy

[3] Soprintendenza Archeol Belle Arti & Paesaggio Cit, Milan, Italy

[4] Univ Milan, Dipartimento Beni Culturali & Ambientali, Milan, Italy

[5] Univ Milan, Dipartimento Biosci, Milan, Italy

来源：

JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS | 2021年 / 39卷

关键词：

Dental calculus; Ancient diet; Anthropology; Stress markers; Diachronic study; CRIBRA-ORBITALIA; DIET; FOOD; MICROFOSSILS; CONSUMPTION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103180

中图分类号：

K85 [文物考古];

学科分类号：

0601 ;

摘要：

The study of plant residues extracted from dental calculus is a potent tool for reconstructing the past. In this study, three archaeological sites of the city of Milano (Italy) from two time periods (Roman and Modern Ages) were considered. An anthropological study (biological profile and pathologies) was performed for the 150 skeletons of the study sample and when present, residues trapped in the dental calculus were extracted. Through the observation of 883 identified starch granules, the possible changes in diet over the centuries in Milano were analysed and compared with the presence of specific signs of stress markers on the skeletons. The study showed that major cereals were a constant finding in the varied diet of the Milanese area, and that over time, legumes partially substituted the consumption of minor cereals. Interestingly, no severe nutritional deficiencies nor signs of poor diet were found in the sample. This research sheds light on the food habits of the ancient inhabitants of the city of Milano through a diachronic botanical examination of dental calculus.

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