We tested the use of fecal molecules as indicators of population change against existing population estimates from Cahokia - turns out it works pretty well!
PNAS
Journal of Archaeological Science
Journal of Archaeological Science
We used a fecal molecule population reconstruction from Cahokia and paleoenvironmental data from the same core to show that flooding and droughts likely played a role in the site's depopulation
American Antiquity
Journal of Archaeological Science
American Antiquity Reply
Fecal molecules show that the Cahokia region supported an indigenous population after its famous decline that has received very little academic attention until now
American Antiquity Reply
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
American Antiquity Reply
A reply to a comment on our 2020 American Antiquity paper
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
As a coauthor I analyzed sediment for fecal stanol content to show periods of high and low human presence at Quan Lan Island, Vietnam
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