ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOIL FROM ROMAN OCCUPATIONAL LAYERS CAN BE DIFFERENTIATED BY MICROBIAL AND CHEMICAL SIGNATURES

Archaeological soil from Roman occupational layers can be differentiated by microbial and chemical signatures

IntroductionSoil at the Roman site of Vindolanda (Northumberland, UK) provides excellent preservation of wooden artefacts including Roman writing tablets.MethodsIn this study we examined chemical and microbial signature changes within varied occupation contexts of archaeological soil.Analysis included investigating Radio elemental composition, ster

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