Muck 'n' molecules : organic geochemical methods for detecting ancient manuring /
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Antiquity 73 (1999): 86Ð96
The detection of manuring in antiquity can provide important information concerning the agricultural and waste disposal practices of ancient communities. Faecal biomarkers provide a reliable and highly diagnostic method for detecting ancient faecal inputs to soils irrespective of any morphological remnants of manuring.