Diet and health in Central-Southern Italy during the Roman Imperial time

Authors

  • Luca Bondioli National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography "Luigi Pigorini", Rome
  • Alessia Nava 1.National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography "Luigi Pigorini", Rome 2.Sapienza University of Rome
  • Paola Francesca Rossi 1.National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography "Luigi Pigorini", Rome
  • Alessandra Sperduti 1.National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography "Luigi Pigorini", Rome 3.University of Naples "L'Orientale"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21014/acta_imeko.v5i2.333

Abstract

The reconstruction of ancient diets by means of stable isotopes analyses acquires a deeper meaning when their results are compared with other odonto-skeletal indicators which are strongly contextualized in the light of historical and archaeological evidence. Nevertheless, the outcomes can be contradictory or, more realistically, they may not completely satisfy our hypotheses on how complex and diverse conditions - such as health status, life style, diet and nutrition - can actually interrelate in the life course of an individual.

In this study we present and discuss evidences from Isola Sacra and Velia, two Roman Imperial Age coastal towns. The õ15N and õ13C values are compared with demographic and health status parameters, such as age, sex, stature, auricular exostoses, DISH, cribra orbitalia, enamel defects.

 

Author Biographies

Luca Bondioli, National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography "Luigi Pigorini", Rome

Section of Bioarchaeology

Alessia Nava, 1.National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography "Luigi Pigorini", Rome 2.Sapienza University of Rome

Department of Environmental Biology

Paola Francesca Rossi, 1.National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography "Luigi Pigorini", Rome

Section of Bioarchaeology

Alessandra Sperduti, 1.National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography "Luigi Pigorini", Rome 3.University of Naples "L'Orientale"

Section of Bioarchaeology

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Published

2016-09-01

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Research Papers

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