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Characteristics of Dietary Fatty Acids Isolated from Historic Dental Calculus of the 17th- and 18th-Century Inhabitants of the Subcarpathian Region (Poland)

by
Joanna Rogóż
1,†,
Magdalena Podbielska
2,†,
Ewa Szpyrka
2,† and
Maciej Wnuk
2,*
1
Institute of Archaeology, University of Rzeszow, Aleja Rejtana 16c, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
2
Department of Biotechnology, University of Rzeszow, Aleja Rejtana 16c, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors have contributed equally to this work.
Molecules 2021, 26(10), 2951; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26102951
Submission received: 14 April 2021 / Revised: 7 May 2021 / Accepted: 12 May 2021 / Published: 15 May 2021
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Abstract

Dental calculus analysis can be a valuable source of archaeological knowledge, since it preserves not only microbial and host biomolecules but also dietary and environmental debris, as well as metabolic products likely originating from dietary and craft activities. Here we described GC-MS analysis of a set of historic dental calculus samples from the front teeth of the mandibles of seven individuals found in 17th- and 18th-century graves in the city of Rzeszow, located in South-eastern Poland. We have found that only saturated fatty acids, which are characteristic for fats of animal origin, were present in the tested samples. Our preliminary results indicate that the diet of modern-period inhabitants of Rzeszow was rich in animal products, such as meat and dairy products.
Keywords: dental calculus; dietary fatty acids; GC-MS; archaeology; anthropology dental calculus; dietary fatty acids; GC-MS; archaeology; anthropology

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Rogóż, J.; Podbielska, M.; Szpyrka, E.; Wnuk, M. Characteristics of Dietary Fatty Acids Isolated from Historic Dental Calculus of the 17th- and 18th-Century Inhabitants of the Subcarpathian Region (Poland). Molecules 2021, 26, 2951. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26102951

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Rogóż J, Podbielska M, Szpyrka E, Wnuk M. Characteristics of Dietary Fatty Acids Isolated from Historic Dental Calculus of the 17th- and 18th-Century Inhabitants of the Subcarpathian Region (Poland). Molecules. 2021; 26(10):2951. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26102951

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Rogóż, Joanna, Magdalena Podbielska, Ewa Szpyrka, and Maciej Wnuk. 2021. "Characteristics of Dietary Fatty Acids Isolated from Historic Dental Calculus of the 17th- and 18th-Century Inhabitants of the Subcarpathian Region (Poland)" Molecules 26, no. 10: 2951. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26102951

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Rogóż, J., Podbielska, M., Szpyrka, E., & Wnuk, M. (2021). Characteristics of Dietary Fatty Acids Isolated from Historic Dental Calculus of the 17th- and 18th-Century Inhabitants of the Subcarpathian Region (Poland). Molecules, 26(10), 2951. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26102951

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