Publications by authors named "Ines Lopez-Doriga"

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  • - Recent discoveries in Northwest Iberia reveal some of the earliest Western European remains of rye, dating back to between the 3rd century and the first half of the 1st century BCE, but their chronological and cultural contexts have not been fully analyzed.
  • - Rye was typically present in archaeological samples alongside spelt and other cereals, likely functioning as a weed in those early agricultural fields, before disappearing for about two centuries.
  • - After its absence, rye reemerged in the 3rd-4th centuries CE as a significant crop, with notable changes in grain size only appearing in a settlement from the 10th-11th century, indicating limited evolution in grain morphology prior to the Medieval period.
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Intestinal helminth parasites (worms) have afflicted humans throughout history and their eggs are readily detected in archaeological deposits including at locations where intestinal parasites are no longer considered endemic (e.g. the UK).

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