Heading for the hills? A multi-isotope study of sheep management in first millennium BC Italy
Livestock husbandry played a fundamental role in the economy of ancient Mediterranean communities. In central Italy, archaeological evidence for a significant re-organisation of animal production appears during the first millennium BC alongside the rise of urban settlements and an aristocratic class...
Main Authors: | Trentacoste, A, Lightfoot, E, Le Roux, P, Buckley, M, Kansa, S, Esposito, C, Gleba, M |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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