Alimentation carnée en Gaule du sud

Columeau, Philippe

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“…The NISP counts from the two sites show that the domestic species represent about the 90% of the zooarchaeological record at both MON and LSS (Table 1). Bone remains from wild species are very scarce, although the frequence of wild species is higher at LSS in the levels dated from the 5th and 4th c. BC compared to the oppida located inland (Columeau, 1991(Columeau, , 2001(Columeau, , 2002Gardeisen, 2008: 189). Both sites (MON and LSS) display a notable continuity in their meat diet during the Iron Age (Gardeisen, 2010;Gardeisen, 2003).…”

Section: Frequency Of the Main Domesticates (%Nisp) At La Monédière (mentioning

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Livestock production, politics and trade: A glimpse from Iron Age and Roman Languedoc

Espinet

Lamas

Bosch

et al. 2020

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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Mobility is crucial in animal husbandry to overcome scarcity of food and the related over-grazing of pastures. It is also essential to reduce the inbreeding rate of animal populations, which is known to have a negative impact on fertility and productivity. Complex societies with a strong territorial component developed during the Iron Age in Southern France and across Europe. The impact of this phenomenon over animal husbandry is not yet fully understood, but a general small size of animals is attested in different parts of Europe at that time. This paper presents the main zooarchaeological results (main domesticates species representation, mortality profiles, osteometry, pathologies) of two major Iron Age sites in Languedoc-La Monédière (Bessan) and Lattara (Lattes). In addition, the strontium isotopic ratios (87 Sr/ 86 Sr) of 44 sheep and 16 cattle teeth from these sites are provided together with some baseline isotopic data. La Monédière and Lattara represent good case studies to characterise the geographic range of meat provisioning in coastal urban centres in the mid Iron Age (6th-4th c. BC). Their archaeological record enables us to analyse whether different species may have had different mobility patterns. In addition the strontium ratios of 4 Roman cattle from these sites were analysed for comparative purposes. The results are contextualised with other archaeological and zooarchaeological data from Languedoc and neighbour Catalonia, and suggest that the socio-political context has a major influence on animal production.

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Section: Frequency Of the Main Domesticates (%Nisp) At La Monédière (mentioning

confidence: 97%

Livestock production, politics and trade: A glimpse from Iron Age and Roman Languedoc

Espinet

Lamas

Bosch

et al. 2020

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“…The identification of the donkey at Pech Maho confirms the presence of this species in Mediterranean Gaul before Romanisation, which was already indicated by the identification of this species during the fifth century BC at the antique site of Beziers (Columeau, ; Ugolini, Olive, Marchand, & Columeau, ) or at Ambrussum during the third century BC (Columeau, ). The donkey is absent from Bronze Age series and could appear during the First Iron Age (eighth to fifth century BC; Bérato & Magnin, ; Columeau, ). Apart from rare exceptions, like during an early La Tène phase at Sablons (Fresnes‐sur‐Marne; Bulard, Duhamel, & Poulain, ), the donkey is identified in the other regions of Gaul at the end of the Iron Age (Marquet & Poulain, ; Méniel, ; Poulain‐Josien, ; Poulain‐Josien, ).…”

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Equus asinus remains (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from the protohistoric site of Pech Maho (Sigean, South of France) and variation in donkey size during the Iron Age

Boulbes

Gardeisen

2018

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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The equid deposits exhumed from the Pech Maho oppidum are a unique source of information for documenting the morphology of these animals during the Iron Age. About a hundred remains were attributed to the domestic donkey, which is the focus of this study, and confirm the presence of this species in the south of Gaul before Romanisation. Up until now, only rare elements of this species had been recorded throughout the territory. The donkey from Pech Maho is characterised by its small size with a withers height of less than 1 m (0.96) and a weight of about 100 kilos. Archaeological comparisons show that this small size was common during the Iron Age in the North Mediterranean Basin.

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“…Méniel, 1984), southern France (e.g. Columeau, 2002), and north-eastern Spain (e.g. Albizuri et al, 2010).…”

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Animal Husbandry across the Western Roman Empire: Changes and Continuities

Lamas

Albarella

2017

Eur. j. archaeol.

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This special issue of the European Journal of Archaeology discusses aspects of animal husbandry in a number of provinces of the Western Roman Empire. In this introduction, we describe the general characteristics of animal husbandry in pre-Roman and Roman times to assess any changes that may have occurred after the Roman conquest. The results suggest that the territoriality typifying the first millennium BC had a significant impact on production, resulting in a decrease in cattle size and frequencies across Europe. Nevertheless, not all the regions reacted in the same way, and regional communities that focused their animal production on pigs implemented more sustainable husbandry practices over time. By bringing together studies carried out across Europe, this journal issue highlights the existence of cases of both change and continuity across the Empire, and the (uneven) impact of the market economy on animal husbandry and dietary practices in climatically different regions.

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Alimentation carnée en Gaule du sud

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Livestock production, politics and trade: A glimpse from Iron Age and Roman Languedoc

Livestock production, politics and trade: A glimpse from Iron Age and Roman Languedoc

Equus asinus remains (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from the protohistoric site of Pech Maho (Sigean, South of France) and variation in donkey size during the Iron Age

Animal Husbandry across the Western Roman Empire: Changes and Continuities

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