Livestock for sale : animal husbandry in a Roman frontier zone : the case study of the civitas Batavorum

Livestock for sale animal husbandry in a Roman frontier zone : the case study of the civitas Batavorum

The civitas Batavorum was a settlement on the north-western frontier of the Roman Empire, and it is now the site of numerous archaeological excavations. This book offers the most up-to-date look yet at what has been discovered, using the newest archaeological techniques, about the town and its econo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Groot, Maaike, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press 2016.
Colección:Amsterdam archaeological studies ; 24.
Materias:
Iron age > Netherlands > Rhine-Meuse Delta.
Mammal remains (Archaeology) > Netherlands > Rhine-Meuse Delta.
Animal culture > Netherlands > Rhine-Meuse Delta > History.
Livestock > Netherlands > Rhine-Meuse Delta > History.
Batavi (Germanic people) > Commerce.
Romans > Food > Netherlands > Rhine-Meuse Delta.
Rhine-Meuse Delta (Netherlands) > Antiquities.
Netherlands > Antiquities.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423712806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • contents
  • foreword
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Archaeological sites: background
  • 3. Zooarchaeological background
  • 4. Methods
  • 5. Rural settlements: animal husbandry and consumption
  • 6. Consumers: urban, military and temple sites
  • 7. Interaction between producers and consumers
  • 8. Final thoughts
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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