The Exploitation of Animals in Roman Britain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9328494 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Maltby (corresponding author) |
| Editors | Martin Millett (0000-0003-4073-3260), Louise Revell, Alison Moore (0000-0003-2989-4346) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Oxford University Press eBooks (OTHER) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199697713.013.045 |
| OpenAlex | W4253310226 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
Introduction: the History of Romano-British ZooarchaeologyThe study of the exploitation of animals in Roman Britain using archaeological evidence is a relatively recent development.Although classic studies of the province often included sections on animal husbandry or diet, the evidence was based on a very limited number of archaeological investigations and often relied heavily on historical inference drawn from Roman agronomists (e.g.White 1970).The advent of historical zooarchaeology from the 1970s onwards has resulted in the study of assemblages from many hundreds of Romano-British sites, producing a burgeoning and increasingly unwieldy archive.As the information has increased several syntheses for the evidence have been produced (e.g
Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · History
Eating and Drinking in Roman Britain
Chop and Change
Domestic fowl on Romano‐British sites
The dog in prehistoric and early historic britain
Temporal changes in diet
The development of animal husbandry from the Late Iron Age to the end of the Roman period
New evidence for the establishment and management of the European fallow deer (Dama dama dama) in Roman Britain
Links with the Past
A social perspective on the introduction of exotic animals
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
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| Citation span | 2016 - 2020 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |