Bringing together a wide array of modern scientific techniques and
interdisciplinary approaches, this book provides an accessible guide
to the methods that form the current bedrock of research into Roman,
and more broadly ancient, wine. Chapters are arranged into thematic
sections, covering biomolecular archaeology and chemical analysis,
archaeobotany and palynology, vineyard and landscape archaeology and
computational and experimental archaeology. These include discussions
of some of the most recent techniques, such as ancient DNA and organic
residue analyses, geophysical prospection, multispectral imaging and
spatial and climatic modelling. While most of the content is of direct
relevance to the Roman Mediterranean, the assortment of detailed case
studies, methodological outlines and broader 'state of the field'
reflections is of equal use to researchers working across disparate
disciplines, geographies, and chronologies. The study of ancient Roman
wine has been dominated until recently by traditional archaeological
analyses focused upon production facilities and ceramic evidence
related to transport. While such architecture and artefact-focussed
approaches provide a fundamental foundation for our understanding of
this topic, they fail to provide the requisite nuance to answer other
questions regarding grape cultivation and wine production,
consumption, use and trade. As the first compendium of its kind, this
book supports the embedding of modern scientific and experimental
techniques into archaeological fieldwork, research and laboratory
analysis, pushing the boundaries of what questions can be explored,
and serving as a launching point for future avenues of
interdisciplinary research.
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ISBN
9781350346666
Publisert
2024
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Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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