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Journal article
Biohistory of the Roman Republic: The potential of isotope analysis of human skeletal remains
European journal of post-classical archaeologies (PCA), Vol.3, pp.41-62
3
2013
Abstract
The Republican era of Roman power was characterized by massive wars and population unrest. Vagaries in politics and economics meant that large numbers of people moved from rural to urban areas, and influxes of slaves from around the Mediterranean flooded Italy. The lives of these immigrants to Rome are not well understood from the historical record. This article presents results of a small study of human skeletal remains from a Republican-era cemetery in the suburbs of Rome and discusses the potential for osteological and biochemical analyses for understanding the demography of the city.
Details
- Title
- Biohistory of the Roman Republic
- Publication Details
- European journal of post-classical archaeologies (PCA), Vol.3, pp.41-62
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc; United Kingdom
- Series
- 3
- Format
- pdf
- Grant note
- These isotope analyses were funded by an NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (BCS-0622452) and a Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant to the author
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090330806600
- Academic Unit
- Former Faculty
- Language
- English