BACKGROUND The analysis of ancient calcified dental plaque is a powerful archaeobotanical method to elucidate the key role of the plants in human history. METHODS In this research, by applying both optic microscopy and gas chromatography mass spectrometry on this matrix, a detailed qualitative investigation for reconstructing the lifestyle of a Roman imperial community of the Ager Curensis (Sabina Tiberina, Central Italy) was performed. RESULTS The detection of animal micro-remains and molecules (e.g., hairs, feather barbules, markers of dairy products), starch granules of several cereals and legumes, pollen (e.g., Juglans regia L., Hedera sp. L.) and other plant micro-debris (e.g., trichome of Olea sp., hemp fibers), and phytochemicals (e.g., Brassicaceae, Lamiaceae herbs, Ferula sp., Trigonella foenum-graecum L., wine, and Humulus lupulus L.) in the dental calculus sample demonstrated that plant-derived foods were regularly consumed together with animal resources. CONCLUSIONS This nutritional plan, consistent with the information reported in ancient written texts, suggested that the studied population based its own subsistence on both agriculture and husbandry, probably also including beekeeping and hunting activities. All together, these results represent proofs for the comprehension of food habits, phytotherapeutic practices, and cultural traditions of one of the first Roman settlements in the Sabina Tiberina area.

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罗马帝国社区的生活方式：来自Ager Curensis居民的牙结石的民族植物学证据。

背景技术对古代钙化牙菌斑的分析是阐明植物在人类历史上的关键作用的有力的考古植物学方法。方法在本研究中，通过在该基质上应用光学显微镜和气相色谱质谱法，进行了详细的定性研究，以重建Ager Curensis（萨比纳·提比里纳，意大利中部）的罗马帝国社区的生活方式。结果检测出动物的微残留物和分子（例如，毛发，羽毛，乳制品的标记物），几种谷物和豆类的淀粉颗粒，花粉（例如，胡桃木，Hedera sp。L.）和其他植物微碎屑（例如油橄榄属的毛线虫，大麻纤维）和植物化学物质（例如十字花科，唇形科的草药，Ferula sp。，Trigonella foenum-graecum L.，酒和Humulus lupulus L.）。）在牙结石样本中显示，植物性食物经常与动物资源一起食用。结论该营养计划与古代书面文献中所报告的信息一致，表明所研究的人口以农业和畜牧业为生，也可能包括养蜂和狩猎活动。总之，这些结果代表了人们对萨宾娜·提比里纳地区最早的罗马人定居点之一的饮食习惯，植物疗法和文化传统的理解的证明。建议被研究的人口以农业和畜牧业为生，可能还包括养蜂和狩猎活动。总之，这些结果代表了人们对萨宾娜提比里纳地区最早的罗马人定居点之一的饮食习惯，植物疗法和文化传统的理解的证明。建议被研究的人口以农业和畜牧业为生，可能还包括养蜂和狩猎活动。总之，这些结果代表了人们对萨宾娜·提比里纳地区最早的罗马人定居点之一的饮食习惯，植物疗法和文化传统的理解的证明。