Living and dying at the Portus Romae
Living and dying at the Portus Romae
The ‘Portus Project’ investigates the social and economic contexts of the maritime port of Imperial Rome. This article presents the results of analysis of plant, animal and human remains from the site, and evaluates their significance for the reconstruction of the diets and geographic origins of its inhabitants between the second and sixth centuries AD. Integrating this evidence with other material from the recent excavations, including ceramic data, the authors identify clear diachronic shifts in imported foods and diet that relate to the commercial and political changes following the breakdown of Roman control of the Mediterranean.
Rome, Isotopic, diet, archaeobotany, harbour, collagen, zooarchaeology, harbor, port
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O'Connell, T.C.
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Ballantyne, R.M.
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Hamilton-Dyer, Sheila
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Margaritis, E.
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Pantano, W.
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Millett, M.
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Keay, S.J.
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June 2019
O'Connell, T.C.
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Ballantyne, R.M.
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Hamilton-Dyer, Sheila
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Margaritis, E.
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Oxford, Samantha
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Pantano, W.
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Millett, M.
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O'Connell, T.C., Ballantyne, R.M., Hamilton-Dyer, Sheila, Margaritis, E., Oxford, Samantha, Pantano, W., Millett, M. and Keay, S.J.
(2019)
Living and dying at the Portus Romae.
Antiquity, 93 (369), .
(doi:10.15184/aqy.2019.64).
Abstract
The ‘Portus Project’ investigates the social and economic contexts of the maritime port of Imperial Rome. This article presents the results of analysis of plant, animal and human remains from the site, and evaluates their significance for the reconstruction of the diets and geographic origins of its inhabitants between the second and sixth centuries AD. Integrating this evidence with other material from the recent excavations, including ceramic data, the authors identify clear diachronic shifts in imported foods and diet that relate to the commercial and political changes following the breakdown of Roman control of the Mediterranean.
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Accepted/In Press date: 29 March 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 12 June 2019
Published date: June 2019
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Rome, Isotopic, diet, archaeobotany, harbour, collagen, zooarchaeology, harbor, port
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T.C. O'Connell
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Sheila Hamilton-Dyer
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E. Margaritis
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Samantha Oxford
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W. Pantano
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M. Millett
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