Eating and Drinking along Ancient Roads and Rivers: Study Opportunities, Archaeological Sources and Open Issues about Diet Habits: Roads and Rivers 3 (Archaeopress Roman Archaeology) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1805830708 ISBN 13: 9781805830702

Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology, 2025

Synopsis

Eating and Drinking Along Ancient Roads and Rivers presents a diverse collection of research articles exploring food production, consumption, and cultural significance from the Roman to early Medieval period. Through archaeological, archaeometric, and historical approaches, the contributions examine how diet shaped identity, trade, and social structures across different regions. 

Topics covered include:

• Material culture of food consumption, such as pottery, amphorae, and bronze vessels

• Gastronomic practices, including Roman dining traditions and food preparation

• Scientific analyses, such as stable isotope studies and dietary reconstructions

• Food-related customs and beliefs, including funerary practices and religious influences

• Social and economic aspects, such as trade networks, mobility, and food distribution

The articles provide insights into ancient dietary habits, offering a broad perspective on how food influenced daily life, health, and cultural interactions along roads and rivers.

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About the Authors

Ivana Ožanić Roguljić works as an archaeologist (Senior Research Associate) at the Institue of Archaeology, Zagreb, specialising in the classical period, with a particular focus on instrumentum domesticum, the history of food, remote sensing and communications. She works on The Database of Antique Archaeological Sites of the Republic of Croatia. She is the Principal Investigator of the project ‘Synergy of Diversity: Archeology of Landscape and Technological Traditions in Continental and Adriatic Croatia (SirAkt)’.

Željka Bedić works as a Research Associate in the Centre for Applied Bioanthropology at the Institute for Anthropological Research in Zagreb. Her main areas of research cover bioarchaeology, paleopathology, trauma analysis, paleodontology and contagious diseases in archaeological populations and she is a member of several scientific organisations relating to these fields. Her research output includes, among others, scientific papers, book chapters and a school textbook.

Angelina Raičković Savić is a Senior Research Associate at the Institue of Archaeology, Belgrade, principally focused on the project ‘Viminacium, Roman city and Legionary Fort’. Her interests relate primarily to Roman pottery and the use of scientific techniques for material analysis.

Edition details

• Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1805830708
• ISBN 13: 9781805830702
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152
• Editor: Ožanić Roguljić Ivana, Bedić Željka, Raičković Savić Angelina