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Book SynopsisExplores the production, preparation, and consumption of food and drink in Republican Italy to illuminate the nature of cultural change during this period. Laura Banducci tracks through time the foodways of three sites in Etruria from about the third century BCE to the first century CE: Populonia, Musarna, and Cetamura del Chianti.
Trade ReviewFoodways in Roman Republican Italy presents a distinctive methodology for a more holistic analysis of ceramic data, drawing on attributes not routinely recorded or discussed in scholarship on Roman ceramics or foodways. The book justifies the need for a new approach to Roman foodways based primarily on ceramic evidence, and gives room to explore the implications of the findings in detail. This is a genuinely innovative analysis of original materials and data, sensibly conceived and producing thought-provoking results." — Martin Pitts, University of Exeter
"The archaeological material here is entirely traditional: pots and bones. The methods and results are both innovative and significant. While use-wear study has grown in stature in recent years, this book puts that process into action in a sustained way over multiple sites. Statistical analyses of the ceramic and faunal assemblages draw readers’ attention to patterns in the archaeological data that are then contemplated in terms of broader historical issues." —Mark Lawall, University of Manitoba
