Ancient DNA analysis of dental calculus to infer lifestyle, health and origin of human populations
With Katerina Guschanski (University of Edinburgh) and Mary Anne Tafuri (Sapienza University) we are using ancient DNA extracted from dental calculus of classical and post-classical individuals dating to I-VIII century CE, to gain novel insights into the diets, health statuses, and origins of human populations that lived in central Italy. The laboratory work is performed at Uppsala University.