This research investigates the introduction and trade of numerous exotic food plants across
northwestern Europe during the Roman and medieval periods. Data were collected from all …

In a proof-of-concept study, Britton et al.(2008) demonstrated that the isotopic composition of
halophytic plants can be traced in the skeletal tissues of their animal consumers. Here we …

Sinds een aantal jaren wordt in de Nederlandse archeologie gewerkt volgens het 'Verdrag
van Valletta'dat in 1992 door de Europese lidstaten is ondertekend op het eiland Malta. Het …

Provisioning large concentrations of professional soldiers in Britain after the invasion in AD
43 was a major challenge for the Roman imperial administration. In a distant frontier …

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 …

While an enormous variety and quantity of foodstuffs were moved around the Roman
Empire, the general population may not always have reflected upon or valued knowledge …

The use of ducks and geese in Roman Britain is poorly understood and rarely discussed
despite the frequent recovery of their osteological remains from archaeological sites. This is …

Prior to the widespread organisation of the landscape in the Middle Bronze Age, with its
extensive field system, trackways and waterholes pointing to agricultural production as a …

Animal bones are one of the most ubiquitous archaeological finds, and it is well recognised
that their detailed study can shed light on a diverse range of past human activities. These …

The report brings a comprehensive summary of archaeological fieldwork and survey carried
out in Berenike on the Red Sea coast of Egypt and in the Eastern Desert hinterland over the …