Twenty-eight bird briskets in a pot; roman preserved food from Nijmegen
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12480403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roel C G M Lauwerier |
| Year | 1993 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 15-19 |
| Publication date | 1993-10-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeofauna (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1132-6891 |
| Publisher | Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15366/archaeofauna1993.2.002 |
| OpenAlex | W56354306 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
In a military settlement in Roman Nijmegen, the Netherlands, a cork urn was found containing bird bones. A combination of archaeological, petrological and archaeozoological information leads to the conclusion that this cork urn had been used to transport a delicacy, preserved briskets of song thrushes, from the Ardennes or Eifel to Nijmegen. This find is a new indication that animal food products were imported from elsewhere. This find is also another link in the investigation of the function of cork urns, a type of pottery belonging to the group known as Gallo-Belgic wares. Roman literary sources make clear that thrushes were a profitable delicacy and give indications for the possibility that these types of pots were sealed with pitch and gypsum to preserve their contents
Biology · Geography · Zoology · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · History
Production, Imports and Status
Animals and People in the Netherlands’ Past
Fish bones and amphorae
Production, Imports and Status
Carnem et circenses – consumption of animals and their products in Roman urban and military sites in two regions in the northwestern provinces
Urban Consumption of Thrushes in the Early Roman City of Pollentia, Mallorca (Spain)
Menapian pottery from the Augustan period in the military camp at the Kops Plateau in Nijmegen
| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2025 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |