Combined visual and biochemical analyses confirm depositor and diet for Neolithic coprolites from Skara Brae

• Published in: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
• Main Authors: Romaniuk, AA, Panciroli, E, Buckley, M, Pal Chowdhury, M, Willars, C, Herman, JS, Troalen, LG, Shepherd, AN, Clarke, DV, Sheridan, A, van Dongen, BE, Butler, IB, Bendrey, R
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2020
• Subjects: Skara; Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-020-01225-9; https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:6d419c8a-f9d8-4c50-ad28-e86c1cf3e3e1

Coprolites (fossilized faeces) can provide valuable insights into species’ diet and related habits. In archaeozoological contexts, they are a potential source of information on human-animal interactions as well as human and animal subsistence. However, despite a broad discussion on coprolites in arc...