‘Choicest unguents’: molecular evidence for the use of resinous plant exudates in late Roman mortuary rites in Britain

2014/12/04 by Rhea Brettell, Eline M.J. Schotsmans, Penelope Walton Rogers +4 · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Ancient history #Archaeology #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Art #History #Pharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants #Roman Empire #Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jas.2014.11.006

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