A5013357993- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Classical Antiquity Studies
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Pharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Curcumin's Biomedical Applications
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Livestock Farming and Management
- Ancient Near East History
Kiel University
2022-2024
University of Oxford
2015-2023
Oxford Archaeology
2018-2023
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
2023
Government of Canada
2023
British School at Rome
2023
Science Oxford
2017
University of Sheffield
2013-2014
Plant-derived secondary metabolites consumed in the diet, especially polyphenolic compounds, are known to have a range of positive health effects. They present circulation after ingestion and absorption can be sequestered into cells within particular organs, but rarely been investigated systematically osteological tissues. However, small number polyphenols similar molecules bind bone. For example alizarin, plant derived anthraquinone tetracycline (a naturally occurring antibiotic), both...
There are strong interactions between an economic system and its ecological context. In this sense, livestock have been integral part of human economies since the Neolithic, contributing significantly to creation maintenance agricultural anthropized landscapes. For reason, in frame ERC-StG project ’ZooMWest’ we collected analyzed thousands zooarchaeological data from NE Iberia. By considering these comparison with indicators (archaeobotanical remains) archaeological evidence (settlement...
Domestication of wild cattle, sheep, and pigs began a process body size diminution. In most Western Europe this continued across prehistory was not reversed until the Roman period. However, in Italy, an increase livestock occurred during Iron Age, earlier than provinces. order to better understand nature timing early animal size, paper presents detailed regional study taxonomic abundance biometric data from zooarchaeological assemblages recovered Po Venetian-Friulian Plains northern Italy....
Throughout the Western provinces of Roman Empire, greater economic and political connectivity had a major impact on agricultural production, which grew in scale specialisation after integration with state. However, uniquely Europe, farming strategies Italy began to evolve centuries before conquest, many 'Roman' patterns associated livestock size relative proportions different taxa first emerged during early middle millennium BC. These changes imply significant reorganisation production well...
Little is known about the early history of chicken ( Gallus gallus domesticus ), including timing and circumstances its introduction into new cultural environments. To evaluate spatio-temporal spread across Eurasia north-west Africa, authors radiocarbon dated 23 bones from presumed contexts. Three-quarters returned dates later than those suggested by stratigraphy, indicating importance direct dating. The results indicate that chickens did not arrive in Europe until first millennium BC....
Log Size Indexes (LSI) allow the increase of number data and have been used in a zooarchaeological studies since 1950. However, some standards to calculate log ratios remain unpublished, calculation indexes can be tedious, it is further hindered by diversity recording practices. The R package 'zoolog' enables thousands log-ratios seconds, with advantage that users choose between different public references, which increases repeatability comparability results, allowing smooth integration...
Abstract A first synthesis of available data for the period Rome’s expansion in Italy (about 400–29 b.c.e.) shows role climate and environment early Roman imperialism. Although global indices suggest a warmer phase with relatively few short-term events occuring around same time as expansion, local emphasize highly variable timing expression these trends. This variability casts doubt on ideas unitary, historically consequential “Roman Warm Period.” The historical importance to socioeconomic...
Animal mobility is a common strategy to overcome scarcity of food and the related over-grazing pastures. It also essential reduce inbreeding rate animal populations, which known have negative impact on fertility productivity. The present paper shows geographic range sheep provisioning in different phases occupation at Iron Age site Turó de la Font Canya (7th 3rd centuries BC). Strontium isotope ratios from 34 archaeological goat enamel, two bones 14 modern tree leaves are presented. isotopic...
Domestic livestock were a crucial part of Mediterranean communities throughout later prehistory. In the first millennium BC, mangement changed, and was changed by, rise cities in Italy. Italian prehistory has rich zooarchaeological tradition, but investigation Iron Age been regionally divided synthetic works on Po valley comparatively few. This article presents pan-regional review late prehistoric protohistoric exploitation that considers Northern Central Italy together for time....
In central and northern Italy, the first millennium BC was characterised by rise of urbanism an expansion nearly every area production. Agriculture no exception, increase in scale intensity agricultural production sustained, sustained by, economic population growth. Within this context, animal management also evolved to meet needs changing protohistoric landscape. Pigs grew importance as meat producers, a greater emphasis placed on animal-derived products like wool. These changes can be...
Abstract Etruria contained one of the great early urban civilisations in Italian peninsula during first millennium BC, much studied from a cultural, humanities-based, perspective, but relatively little with scientific data, and rarely combination. We have addressed unusual location twenty inhumations found sacred heart Etruscan city Tarquinia, focusing on six these as illustrative, contrasting typical contemporary cremations cemeteries edge city. The cultural evidence suggests that skeletons...
Agriculture is the most important intersection between farming communities and natural world, with major implications for land exploitation labour organisation. In Italy, at heart of Roman Empire, understanding agriculture remains heavily dependent on ancient sources, which are unable to provide a regional or diachronic view practices across socio-economic spectrum. order gain insight into agricultural economies in Italy their social environmental implications, this article reconstructs...
Faunal remains recovered from the Etruscan site at Poggio Colla offer a new perspective on use of animals in this rural sanctuary and suggest ways approaching role religious activity. Zooarchaeological analysis aims to contribute understanding human–animal relationships through reconstruction animal management strategies interpretation specific ritual contexts containing bones. are comparable those other sanctuaries settlements link with well-established trends central Italian husbandry. As...
Abstract This report presents the recent results from excavations of Cavità 254, a pyramidal hypogeum under city Orvieto. The examines both material culture as well newly discovered archeo-zoological and archeo-botanical evidence.
Animal management is shaped by its environmental and landscape context, but these factors are rarely investigated quantitatively in zooarchaeological studies. Here we aim to examine the relationship between trends data climatic dynamics Middle Bronze Age Late Antiquity lowland northern Italy (Po–Friulian Plain). This region provides an ideal test case investigate impact of variables (precipitation, solar irradiance, elevation, soil characteristics) climate evolution due area's relatively...