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. 2021 Jun 30;16(6):e0241883. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241883

Table 7. Comparison between possible local ranges.

Description n Mean Location Local Range (+/-2 SD) Comments
All ancient environmental samples (sheep/goat and deer teeth) 28 0.708396 Alalakh 0.708073–0.708718 Meiggs [147]
All ancient environmental samples (5 snails, 2 rodents) 7 0.708361 Alalakh 0.708104–0.708617 this study
All ancient snail shells 5 0.708313 Alalakh 0.708081–0.708544 this study
All ancient environmental samples of both studies 35 0.708389 Alalakh 0.708077–0.708700 Meiggs [147] and this study
Ancient samples of sheep/goat, deer and rodents’ teeth 30 0.708401 Alalakh 0.708085–0.708717 Local range, Alalakh; Meiggs [147] and this study
All modern environmental samples (snails and plants) 12 0.708998 Amuq Valley 0.705400–0.712596 Meiggs [147]
Modern environmental samples, excluding pine needle outlier (Sample G4.4) 11 0.708482 Amuq Valley 0.707331–0.709632 Meiggs [147]
All modern snail shells 6 0.708285 Amuq Valley 0.707716–0.708855 Meiggs [147]
All modern snail shells 9 0.708238 Amuq Valley 0.707420–0.709057 including Haydarlar outlier; this study
Modern snail shells combined with mean of ancient snails (excluding Haydarlar outlier and AK01 from Alalakh) 14 0.708303 Amuq Valley 0.707739–0.708868 Local range, Amuq: Meiggs [147] and this study
Youngest individuals (0–6 years) 6 0.708340 Alalakh 0.708136–0.708544 Humans, this study