Pastoralism, rural economy and landscape evolution in the western Alps

Segard, Maxence

doi:10.1017/s104775940002064x

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“…At Verney, ruins of Roman buildings, a possible road station of the "Via Romana" (Crogiez-Pétrequin 2016), indicate the movement of people across the Petit Saint-Bernard pass, perhaps engaged in trade activities. Indeed, the integration of our study area into the Roman Empire triggered the growth of commercial activities and networks due to the significant requirement of the Roman Empire for wool and meat and its appetite for alpine cheese (Frayn 1984;Segard 2009; Pliny the Elder, "Natural History" 77-79 AD, book XI, XCVII. ).…”

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Long-term trajectories of mountain agro-ecosystems in the North-Western Alps

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Long-term trajectories of mountain agro-ecosystems in the North-Western Alps

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“…The combination of archaeozoological data with the archaeological evidence (e.g. Segard, 2009) and the pollen record (e.g. Oeggl, 1994) documenting the exploitation of mountain pastures in Antiquity indicates that, in Alpine economies, caprine herding continued to be a cornerstone of animal subsistence.…”

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Archaeology and Zooarchaeology of the Late Iron Age-Roman Transition in the Province of Raetia (100bc–100ad)

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Steidl²,

Peters

2017

Eur. j. archaeol.

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The incorporation of the region north of the Alpine divide and its foreland into the Imperium Romanum initiated major changes in economic and social structure and in everyday life in the newlyfounded province of Raetia. Controversy exists, however, about the continuity of local La Tène traditions into early Roman times, since the archaeological evidence recorded to date tends to give the impression that the northern Alpine foreland was largely unpopulated at the time of the Roman conquest in 15 BC. However, ongoing excavations in this region are gradually enhancing the archaeological visibility of this transitional phase. Compared to early Roman provincial populations settled along the Via Claudia Augusta and its hinterland, a culturally unique community stands out: the Heimstetten group. This group is located in the eastern Raetian hinterlands and dates to around 30-60 AD. Its building tradition, settlement structure, and burial customs show close affinities with the La Tène culture, thus suggesting continuity in autochthonous culture at the time of the early Roman occupation. Since faunal remains can potentially act as cultural markers, additional insights can be gained from a spatial-temporal analysis of livestock composition and breeding practices. The results presented here clearly show that, during the Iron Age, marked regional differences in species composition are visible, implying the possibility of distinct developments during early Romanization. In addition to evaluating faunal developments in the study area between c. 100 BC-100 AD, the issue of cattle breeding-traditionally the mainstay of livestock economies in many regions and especially in the Munich Gravel Plain at least since the Bronze Age-is addressed in greater detail.

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“…The importance of the highlands in historical periods can be indirectly assumed by looking at the paramount role of animal products (wool, cheese, meat) for the economies of mountain regions. Archive sources are available for the Middle Ages, but human interaction with mountain environments during the Roman, Late Antiquity and Early Middle Age remain poorly understood (Segard, 2009).…”

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