Albarella, U. orcid.org/0000-0001-5092-0532, Johnstone, C. and Vickers, K. (2008) The development of animal husbandry from the Late Iron Age to the end of the Roman period: a case study from South-East Britain. Journal of Archaeological Science, 35 (7). pp. 1828-1848. ISSN 0305-4403
Abstract
In this paper zooarchaeological evidence from Iron Age and Roman sites in South-East Britain is presented and the results are applied to the continuing debate over culture contact and change following the Roman invasion. Evidence from Heybridge in Essex indicates that there were two stages of livestock development. These may reflect the import of new breeding stock into Britain. Differences between the rate of livestock development at this rural site and the nearby urban centre of Colchester indicate differing mechanisms of animal supply between the two sites. The appearance of very large cattle in Late Roman contexts at Boreham in Essex suggests that improvement of animals continued throughout the Roman occupation and was not merely an initial response to new economic and administrative demands. The biometrical evidence from these three sites is compared with evidence from elsewhere in Europe and the development of livestock during the Roman Period is shown to be complex and varied. The impetus and ideology behind the changes in animal husbandry following the Roman invasion in Britain are explored.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Keywords: | Iron Age; Roman; Britain; livestock improvement; biometry; bone characteristics |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Archaeology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2017 14:30 |
Last Modified: | 03 Oct 2017 07:00 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2007.11.016 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jas.2007.11.016 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:112827 |