Animals in ritual and economy in a Roman frontier community : excavations in Tiel-Passewaaij /

Animals in ritual and economy in a Roman frontier community : excavations in Tiel-Passewaaij /

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Author / Creator:Groot, Maaike.
Imprint:Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2008]
©2008
Description:1 electronic resource (xi, 271 pages )
Language:English
Series:Amsterdam archaeological studies ; 12
Amsterdam archaeological studies ; 12.
Subject:
Animals -- Religious aspects.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Netherlands -- Tiel.
Romans -- Netherlands -- Tiel.
Animal remains (Archaeology)
Animals -- Economic aspects.
Animals -- Religious aspects.
Classical antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Romans.
Tiel (Netherlands) -- Antiquities, Roman.
Netherlands -- Tiel.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11187563
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Varying Form of Title:Excavations in Tiel-Passewaaij
ISBN:9089640223
9789089640222
9789048502325
9048502322
1281988456
9781281988454
9786611988456
6611988459
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-209).
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Summary:This new volume in the acclaimed Amsterdam Archaeological Studies series explores the roles of animals in a rural community in the civitas Batavorum.
Other form:Print version: Animals in ritual and economy in a Roman frontier community Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, c2008. 9789089640222
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • I. Introduction
  • 1.1. The excavations in Tiel-Passewaaij: a brief history and results
  • 1.1.1. History of the excavations in Tiel-Passewaaij
  • 1.1.2. Results of the excavations in Tiel-Passewaaij
  • 1.1.2.1. The settlement Oude Tielseweg
  • 1.1.2.2. The cemetery
  • 1.1.2.3. The settlement Passewaaijse Hogeweg
  • 1.2. Historical and geographical context of Tiel-Passewaaij
  • 1.2.1. The Batavians
  • 1.2.2. The Eastern Dutch River Area: a dynamic landscape
  • 1.2.3. Research area
  • 1.3. Previous zooarchaeological research of the Roman period in the Eastern Dutch River Area
  • 1.3.1. The consumption of horse meat
  • 1.3.2. Animals in rituals
  • 1.3.3. Urban-rural relationships
  • 1.3.4. Production of a surplus
  • 1.3.5. Withers height and the improvement of livestock
  • 1.4. Production and consumption in the Eastern Dutch River Area
  • 1.4.1. Consumption: the Roman army
  • 1.4.2. Consumption: markets, towns and temples
  • 1.4.3. Production: rural settlements
  • 1.4.4. Market systems and taxation
  • 1.5. The animal bone assemblage from Tiel-Passewaaij
  • 1.5.1. Possibilities
  • 1.5.2. Limitations
  • 1.5.3. Chronology
  • 1.5.4. The animal bones
  • 1.6. Methods of zooarchaeological research in Tiel-Passewaaij: recording
  • 1.6.1. Identification of animal bones
  • 1.6.2. Quantification
  • 1.6.3. Taphonomy
  • 1.6.4. Age at death
  • 1.7. Research questions
  • 2. Animals and the Economy of a Rural Community
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.1.1. The animal bones
  • 2.1.2. Research questions
  • 2.2. Domestic mammals: cattle, sheep/goat, pig and horse
  • 2.2.1. Interpretation of mortality profiles
  • 2.2.2. Phase 1: Later Iron Age (450-175 BC)
  • 2.2.3. Phase 2: 60 BC-AD 50 (Passewaaijse Hogeweg) and AD 25-70 (Oude Tielseweg)
  • 2.2.4. Phase 3: AD 40-140 (Passewaaijse Hogeweg) and AD 70-120 (Oude Tielseweg)
  • 2.2.5. Phase 4: AD 140-220 (Passewaaijse Hogeweg) and AD 120-170 (Oude Tielseweg)
  • 2.2.6. Phase 5-6: AD 210-270
  • 2.2.7. Phase 7: AD 270-350
  • 2.3. Dog, chicken and wild animals
  • 2.3.1. Dog and chicken
  • 2.3.2. The contribution of wild animals to the economy
  • 2.4. Production of a surplus? Interaction with urban and military markets and the Roman administration
  • 2.4.1. Later Iron Age and early Roman period
  • 2.4.2. Wool production in the second half of the 1st century AD
  • 2.4.3. Cattle and arable agriculture, or the production of beef for a market?
  • 2.4.4. Horse breeding as a specialisation
  • 2.4.5. Stock improvement as an indicator for market-oriented production
  • 2.4.6. Pigs
  • 2.4.7. Livestock production for ceremonial needs
  • 2.4.8. Differential development of the rural economy in Oude Tielseweg and Passewaaijse Hogeweg
  • 2.5. Conclusion
  • 3. Animals and Ritual Within a Rural Settlement
  • 3.1. The nature of ritual
  • 3.1.1. Division between ritual and non-ritual
  • 3.1.2. Definitions of ritual
  • 3.1.3. Characteristics of ritual
  • 3.1.4. Function of ritual
  • 3.1.5. The concept of sacrifice
  • 3.1.6. Feasting: types and functions
  • 3.2. Ritual in archaeology
  • 3.2.1. Recognising ritual behaviour in archaeology
  • 3.2.2. Feasting
  • 3.2.3. Ritual and economy intertwined
  • 3.2.4. Previous and current research into ritual in archaeology
  • 3.2.5. Criteria for identifying ritual animal deposits
  • 3.3. The special animal deposits from Passewaaijse Hogeweg
  • 3.3.1. Introduction and research questions
  • 3.3.2. Criteria suitable for Passewaaijse Hogeweg
  • 3.3.3. The special animal deposits
  • 3.3.4. Skull deposits
  • 3.3.5. Complete or nearly complete skeletons
  • 3.3.6. Articulated limbs
  • 3.3.7. Combination deposits
  • 3.3.8. Concentrations of disarticulated bones
  • 3.3.9. Butchery marks and the consumption of meat
  • 3.3.10. Summary of special animal deposits and the identification of ritual animal deposits
  • 3.4. Distribution of ritual deposits in Passewaaijse Hogeweg through time and space
  • 3.4.1. Influence of excavation strategies on distribution of special deposits
  • 3.4.2. Special animal deposits per phase
  • 3.4.3. Distribution of special animal deposits in the settlement
  • 3.4.4. Seasonality of special animal deposits
  • 3.5. Comparison with special deposits from other sites
  • 3.5.1. Special animal deposits from Roman-period settlements in the Netherlands
  • 3.5.2. Parallels in special animal deposits
  • 3.6. Discussion
  • 3.6.1. Research questions
  • 3.6.2. Reconstruction of settlement rituals
  • 3.6.3. Feasting: ritual meals
  • 3.6.4. Further research
  • 4. Animals in Funerary Ritual
  • 4.1. Funerary ritual and the cremation cemetery of Tiel-Passewaaij
  • 4.1.1. The cremation cemetery in Tiel-Passewaaij
  • 4.1.2. The anthropology of funerary ritual
  • 4.1.3. Animals and food in funerary ritual
  • 4.1.4. Roman funerary ritual in western Europe
  • 4.2. Animal remains from the cemetery in Tiel-Passewaaij
  • 4.2.1. Animal remains in cremation graves
  • 4.2.2. Animal remains in grave ditches
  • 4.2.3. Animal remains from the original ground surface
  • 4.2.4. Animal remains from other contexts
  • 4.2.5. Conclusion
  • 4.3. Animals in funerary ritual in Tiel-Passewaaij
  • 4.3.1. The funeral pyre
  • 4.3.2. The burial pit
  • 4.3.3. Ceremonial pits: missing corpse or offering to the ancestors?
  • 4.3.4. Horse and cattle in funerary ritual
  • 4.3.5. Feasting
  • 4.3.6. Conclusion
  • 4.4. Comparison with other sites
  • 4.5. Conclusion
  • 5. Conclusion and Suggestions for Further Research
  • 5.1. The roles of animals in a rural community
  • 5.1.1. Economy: changes in animal husbandry and the production of a surplus for a market
  • 5.1.2. Animals in rituals in the settlement Passewaaijse Hogeweg
  • 5.1.3. Animals in funerary ritual
  • 5.2. Animals as a source of evidence for the study of integration into the Roman Empire
  • 5.3. Recommendations for field archaeology
  • 5.3.1. The relaiton between rescue archaeology and academic research
  • 5.3.2. Excavation strategy
  • 5.3.3. Sample size
  • 5.4. Further research
  • 5.4.1. Aspects relating to animals in the Eastern Dutch River Area in need of further research
  • 5.4.2. Integration of zooarchaeological data
  • 5.4.3. The National Resarch Agenda
  • References

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