Eating and Drinking Along Ancient Roads and Rivers: Study Opportunities, Archaeological Sources and Open Issues about Diet Habits: Roads and Rivers 3

The research presented in the book Eating and Drinking Along Ancient Roads and rivers: Study Opportunities, Archaeological Sources and Open Issues about diet habits was part of the activities financed by Life on the Roman Road: communications, trade and Identities on Roman Roads in Croatia from 1st - 8th CE (UIP-05-2017-9768) during which a conference Roads and rivers 3 11th to 12th November 2021 was organised. The publication was created within the project Synergy of Diversity: Archeology of Landscape and Technological Traditions in Continental and Adriatic Croatia (SirAkt), funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU.> > The hybrid conference, held due to COVID-19 restrictions, focused on topics related to the distribution and consumption of goods from the Roman to the early Medieval period, utilizing material evidence, archaeobotanical and archaeological data. Additionally, it explored diet reconstruction through dentoalveolar pathologies and stable isotopes analysis, as well as experimental research on food. The scientific achievements of the conference were deemed excellent. Scholars presented research on how goods were distributed and consumed during the Roman to early Medieval periods. This likely involved examining trade networks, economic systems, and consumption patterns based on material evidence. Researchers shared insights derived from archaeobotanical and archaeological findings, shedding light on agricultural practices, food production, and dietary habits spanning multiple historical periods.>

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1805830708
• ISBN13: 9781805830702
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 3.08 lbs.