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Record Nr.

UNINA9910476888903321

Autore

Groot Maaike

Titolo

Livestock for sale : animal husbandry in a Roman frontier zone : the case study of the civitas Batavorum / / Maaike Groot [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2016

ISBN

90-485-3028-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 254 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Amsterdam archaeological studies ; ; 24

Disciplina

936.302

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jun 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-250) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 economy, its military importance, and the religious and domestic buildings it held. It will be essential reading for anyone studying the economy of the Roman provincial countryside or the details of food supply for the Roman army and town.