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  • Microbiology
  • Heritage Science
  • Conservation Science

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  • Microbial communities link humans and their environment.
  • The potential of microbiomes to reveal human interaction with museum objects remains unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if museum object microbiomes can indicate human contact.
  • To identify microbial signatures of human touch on natural and cultural heritage items.

Main Methods:

  • Collected 126 swab samples from diverse museum objects.
  • Analyzed microbial composition using 16S rRNA sequencing.
  • Compared microbial profiles of touched versus untouched surfaces.

Main Results:

  • Identified a distinct microbial signature linked to human skin microbes.
  • Mapped varying levels of human contact on heritage objects like the Ishtar and Sam'al gate lions.
  • Differentiated between objects handled by different individuals.

Conclusions:

  • Museum object microbiomes offer valuable insights into human interaction levels.
  • This approach is crucial for effective conservation and heritage science.
  • Potential applications exist for provenance research.