Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Locker, Alison

Titel

In piscibus diversis; the Bone Evidence for Fish Consumption in Roman Britain

Ist Teil von

• Britannia (Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies), 2007-11, Vol.38, p.141-180

Ort / Verlag

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Fish bone assemblages from 109 sites were analysed for evidence of Roman influence on fish consumption. Temporal divisions within the period were not informative, but sites were divided by region. Secondary evidence, including amphorae and fishing tackle, was also considered. Eel was most common overall but some species were regionally important, e.g. salmon. Towns and villas showed the greatest range of fish, from freshwater and inland marine fisheries and also imported salted fish and fish-sauce. Native sites continued to show restricted fish consumption from very local sources, while Roman sites suggested an increase in variety and some evidence for status, which may result from cultural change in culinary practices.