GIAP-ICAC researchers Lídia Colominas and Abel Gallego-Valle have recently published a new chapter in the book:
Bermejo-Tirado, J. and Grau-Mira, I. (Eds.) 2022. The Archaeology of Peasantry in Roman Spain. De Gruyter. The Archaeology of Peasantry in Roman Spain
Abstract:
Investigating Livestock Practices in the Countryside of Roman Spain: An Archaeozoological Approach
In recent years, the study of animal husbandry in Roman Spain has undergone a remarkable development with archaeozoological data from villas and urban centres. Rural settlements, however, have yet to be fully studied and therefore the characteristics and economic importance of animal husbandry in the countryside is not yet completely understood. In this study we analysed the archaeozoological evidence (osteological and dental microwear analyses) from a coastal rural site (the small villa of Tolegassos), a rural mid-mountain site (the settlement of Can Rubió) and an eastern Pyrenean site (the town of Llívia) to shed light on this topic.
The archaeozoological data from these three different rural sites indicate that the predominant type of livestock breeding in the countryside corresponded to small or medium-sized properties linked to the surrounding territory that, despite a more or less specialised vocation, practiced a wider diversification of livestock production.
Full reference:
Colominas, L. and Gallego-Valle, A. 2022. Investigating Livestock Practices in the Countryside of Roman Spain: An Archaeozoological Approach . In Bermejo-Tirado, J. and Grau-Mira, I. (Eds.) 2022. The Archaeology of Peasantry in Roman Spain. De Gruyter. 71-91. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110757415
