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Paleofeces, the Glossary

Paleofeces (or palaeofaeces in British English) are ancient human feces, often found as part of archaeological excavations or surveys.^[1]

27 relations: Acorn, Archaeology, Çatalhöyük, Bighorn sheep, Bile acid, British English, Coprolite, Coprostanol, Cottontail rabbit, Diet (nutrition), DNA, Fouquieria splendens, Health, Hendrik Poinar, Human feces, Lipid, Maillard reaction, Nicotiana rustica, Paisley Caves, Phytolith, Pollen, Pronghorn, Rhamnus (plant), Solanaceae, Stercobilin, Sterol, Texas A&M University.
Zooarchaeology

Acorn

The acorn, or oaknut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives (genera Quercus and Lithocarpus, in the family Fagaceae).

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Archaeology

Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. Paleofeces and Archaeology are Anthropology.

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Çatalhöyük (English: Chatalhoyuk;; also Çatal Höyük and Çatal Hüyük; from Turkish çatal "fork" + höyük "tumulus") is a tell (a mounded accretion due to long-term human settlement) of a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7500 BC to 6400 BC and flourished around 7000 BC.

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Bighorn sheep

The bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep native to North America.

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Bile acid

Bile acids are steroid acids found predominantly in the bile of mammals and other vertebrates.

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British English

British English is the set of varieties of the English language native to the island of Great Britain.

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Coprolite

A coprolite (also known as a coprolith) is fossilized feces. Paleofeces and coprolite are feces.

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Coprostanol

5β-Coprostanol (5β-cholestan-3β-ol) is a 27-carbon stanol formed from the net reductive metabolism of cholesterol (cholest-5en-3β-ol) in the gut of most higher animals and birds.

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Cottontail rabbit

Cottontail rabbits are in the Sylvilagus genus, which is in the Leporidae family.

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Diet (nutrition)

In nutrition, diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism.

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DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.

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Fouquieria splendens

Fouquieria splendens (commonly known as ocotillo, but also referred to as buggywhip, coachwhip, candlewood, slimwood, desert coral, Jacob's staff, Jacob cactus, and vine cactus) is a plant indigenous to the Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, Chihuahuan Desert and Colorado Desert in the Southwestern United States (southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas), and northern Mexico (as far south as Hidalgo and Guerrero).

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Health

Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time.

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Hendrik Poinar

Hendrik Nicholas Poinar (born May 31, 1969 in D.C, United States) is an evolutionary biologist specializing in ancient DNA. Paleofeces and Hendrik Poinar are feces.

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Human feces

Human feces (or faeces in British English) are the solid or semisolid remains of food that could not be digested or absorbed in the small intestine of humans, but has been further broken down by bacteria in the large intestine. Paleofeces and human feces are feces.

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Lipid

Lipids are a broad group of organic compounds which include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, phospholipids, and others.

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Maillard reaction

The Maillard reaction is a chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars to create melanoidins, the compounds which give browned food its distinctive flavor.

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Nicotiana rustica

Nicotiana rustica, commonly known as Aztec tobacco or strong tobacco, is a rainforest plant in the family Solanaceae native to South America.

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Paisley Caves

The Paisley Caves or the Paisley Five Mile Point Caves complex is a system of eight caves in an arid, desolate region of south-central Oregon, United States north of the present-day city of Paisley, Oregon.

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Phytolith

Phytoliths (from Greek, "plant stone") are rigid, microscopic structures made of silica, found in some plant tissues and persisting after the decay of the plant.

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Pollen

Pollen is a powdery substance produced by most types of flowers of seed plants for the purpose of sexual reproduction.

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Pronghorn

The pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed, hoofed) mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America.

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Rhamnus (plant)

Rhamnus is a genus of about 140 accepted species of shrubs or small trees, commonly known as buckthorns, in the family Rhamnaceae.

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Solanaceae

The Solanaceae, or the nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and ornamentals.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleofeces

Also known as Fecal anthropology, Palaeofaeces, Palaeofeces, Paleofaeces.