Chapter 6 - Diet in Imperial Rome
Roman non-elite ate lots of wheat, some meat. Millet and beans for yokels, a little fish for the city folk. De gustibus...
09 February 2010
Physical Anthropology
Chapter 5 - Disease in Ancient Rome
Romans not terribly healthy, but more so than most preindustrial populations, particularly in dental health. All that horse pee paid off.
Romans not terribly healthy, but more so than most preindustrial populations, particularly in dental health. All that horse pee paid off.
Physical Anthropology
Chapter 10 - Combined Sr/O Isotope Analysis
Well over one-third of the sample population from Rome were born elsewhere. Most of these people came to Rome as children. Both males and females immigrated.
Well over one-third of the sample population from Rome were born elsewhere. Most of these people came to Rome as children. Both males and females immigrated.
Physical Anthropology
Chapter 9 - Oxygen Isotope Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains
Oxygen better distinguishes immigrants because variation in these isotopes is well-known. Regardless, more studies need to be done as individuals from Rome were strikingly different from Portus Romae.
Oxygen better distinguishes immigrants because variation in these isotopes is well-known. Regardless, more studies need to be done as individuals from Rome were strikingly different from Portus Romae.
08 December 2009
Physical Anthropology
Chapter 8 - Strontium Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains
Unsurprising: Rome composed of city slickers, suburbanites, foreigners. Surprising: Strontium and aqueducts distinguish among them.
Unsurprising: Rome composed of city slickers, suburbanites, foreigners. Surprising: Strontium and aqueducts distinguish among them.
Physical Anthropology
Chapter 4 - Bioarchaeological Context (Human Skeletal Remains from Rome)
2 sites (CE and CB), 2 contexts (urban/suburban), 209 skellies. Urban peeps shorter but longer-lived than suburban ones. More men in city, women in suburbs.
2 sites (CE and CB), 2 contexts (urban/suburban), 209 skellies. Urban peeps shorter but longer-lived than suburban ones. More men in city, women in suburbs.
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