Triterpenoid wax esters confirm Ficus religiosa in archaeological sequences within the Mayadevi temple shrine, Lumbini – the birthplace of Buddha

Triterpenoid wax esters confirm Ficus religiosa in archaeological sequences within the Mayadevi temple shrine, Lumbini – the birthplace of Buddha

Leaf wax biomarkers permit chemotaxonomic identification of past vegetation in archaeological contexts. At the birthplace of Buddha, Lumbini in Nepal, archaeological evidence of a multi-phase tree shrine from the earliest beginnings of Buddhism has been uncovered in archaeological sequences within t...

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Main Authors: Michaela K. Reay, Ian A. Simpson, Wanyue Zhao, Robin A. E. Coningham, Christopher Davis, Kosh Prasad Acharya, Mark Manuel, Keir Strickland, Krista Gilliland, Tim C. Kinnaird, Ian D. Bull
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Geochemistry
Subjects:
biomarker
triterpenoid
soil
Buddha
Lumbini
ficis religiosa
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgeoc.2025.1507366/full
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