Livestock for sale : : animal husbandry in a Roman frontier zone : the case study of the civitas Batavorum / / Maaike Groot.

The civitas Batavorum was a settlement on the north-western frontier of the Roman Empire, and it is now the site of numerous archaeological excavations. This book offers the most up-to-date look yet at what has been discovered, using the newest archaeological techniques, about the town and its econo...

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Superior document:Amsterdam archaeological studies ; 24
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Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press,, 2016.
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Amsterdam archaeological studies ; 24.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 254 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
Notes:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jun 2021).
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Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • contents
  • foreword
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Archaeological sites: background
  • 3. Zooarchaeological background
  • 4. Methods
  • 5. Rural settlements: animal husbandry and consumption
  • 6. Consumers: urban, military and temple sites
  • 7. Interaction between producers and consumers
  • 8. Final thoughts
  • Bibliography
  • Index