[HTML][HTML] What Romans ate and how much they ate of it. Old and new research on eating habits and dietary proportions in classical antiquity

D Van Limbergen - Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire, 2018 - persee.fr
This article reviews the current state of affairs regarding our knowledge on eating habits and
dietary proportions in the Roman world. The narrative is centred on the main components of …

Child and adolescent diet in Late Roman Gaul: An investigation of incremental dietary stable isotopes in tooth dentine

LC Avery, MB Brickley, S Findlay… - International journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Incremental analysis of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in tooth dentine is used to
explore child and adolescent diet among individuals in the Late Roman Michelet Necropolis …

A Stable Isotope Approach to Roman Diet and Its Legacy in Late Antiquity in Hispania and the Western Empire

CD García-Moreno, A Martínez Cortizas… - Environmental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Whether a Roman diet existed is a constant issue in Classical archaeology, as it is also its
persistence in late Antiquity. Here, we review the isotopic composition (δ13Ccol and …

Life histories in Fiji as reconstructed from first millennium CE Sigatoka Sand Dune burials using isotopes

E Herrscher, F Valentin, W Zinger, B Pradier, G André - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
This paper aims to re-examine the dietary practices of individuals buried at Sigatoka Sand
Dunes site (Fiji) in Burial Ground 1 excavated by Simon Best in 1987 and 1988 using two …

Introducing Isotòpia: A stable isotope database for Classical Antiquity

G Formichella, S Soncin, C Lubritto, MA Tafuri… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
We present Isotòpia, an open-access database compiling over 36,000 stable isotope
measurements (δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, δ34S, 87Sr/86Sr, 206Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/204Pb …

[HTML][HTML] Le fromage en Gaule à l'âge du Fer et à l'époque romaine: état des lieux pour sa production et analyse de sa place dans le monde antique

A Ferdière, JM Séguier - Gallia. Archéologie des Gaules, 2020 - journals.openedition.org
Le fromage est, parmi les produits laitiers, un élément essentiel de l'alimentation dans toutes
les sociétés préindustrielles. Après un rappel de la technologie laitière, la documentation …

[HTML][HTML] Let me be fodder: Unravelling human and animal derived plant remains recovered from Roman Mursa, Croatia

K Reed - Quaternary International, 2024 - Elsevier
Although evidence is sporadic it is becoming clear that haymaking and hay meadow
management were likely indispensable elements of practices related to animal husbandry …

Climate conditions and dietary practices during the Second Iron Age studied through the multi-isotope analysis of bones and teeth from individuals of Thézy-Glimont …

T Clauzel, P Richardin, J Ricard… - Archaeological and …, 2022 - Springer
The Gauls, who occupied most of Western Europe during the Second Iron Age (500 BCE–50
BCE), exploited their environment through farming and trading of local resources. The study …

Height and health in Roman and Post-Roman Gaul, a life course approach

L Quade, R Gowland - International Journal of Paleopathology, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective The present study explores growth and health in Roman (1st-3rd centuries CE)
and Post-Roman (4th-7th centuries CE) Gaul, incorporating a life-course approach, to better …

War horses and equine herd feeding management at the end of the third century BC: New insights from Pech Maho (Southern France)

A Uzunidis, L Mion, N Boulbes, A Renaud… - Environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The emporion of Pech Maho was destroyed after a warlike event at the end of
the third century BC. Shortly after that, around 200 BC, the site was resettled. This reuse is …