Archaeologists often look for chemical traces of burned dung to understand past human-animal interactions. But, how well do these biomarkers survive the fire? Our new study shows high heat destroys faecal biomarkers.
Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Archaeologists often look for chemical traces of burned dung to understand past human-animal interactions. But, how well do these biomarkers survive the fire? Our new study shows high heat destroys faecal biomarkers.
Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...