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Table 1 Metagenomic backgrounds used for simulated data sets

From: HOPS: automated detection and authentication of pathogen DNA in archaeological remains

ID

Source

Age (Period)

Treatment

Reference

KT31calc

Calculus

Medieval

No UDG

[41]

LP39.10

Dentine

2920–2340 BCE

No UDG

[42]

MK5.001

Dentine

3348–3035 BCE 3619–3366 BCE

UDG half

[43]

TÖSM_1a

Bone

6000–5500 BCE

UDG half

[44]

Soil

Soil

–

No UDG

[25]