Twenty-eight bird briskets in a pot; roman preserved food from Nijmegen

In a military settlement in Roman Nijmegen, the Netherlands, a cork urn was found containing bird bones. A combination of archaeological, petrological and archaeozoological information leads to the conclusion that this cork urn had been used to transport a delicacy, preserved briskets of song thrushes, from the Ardennes or Eifel to Nijmegen. This find is a new indication that animal food products were imported from elsewhere. This find is also another link in the investigation of the function of cork urns, a type of pottery belonging to the group known as Gallo-Belgic wares. Roman literary sou... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Lauwerier, Roel C.G.M.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 1993
Verlag/Hrsg.: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Schlagwörter: The Netherlands / Nijmegen / Military Settlement / Roman Period / Archaeozoology / Preserved Food / Import of Food / Food Trade / Birds / Song Thrush / Turdus Philomelos / Paises Bajos / Campamento Militar / Romano / Arqueozoología / Alimento En Conserva / Comercio Alimentario / Aves / Zorzal
Sprache: Spanish
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In a military settlement in Roman Nijmegen, the Netherlands, a cork urn was found containing bird bones. A combination of archaeological, petrological and archaeozoological information leads to the conclusion that this cork urn had been used to transport a delicacy, preserved briskets of song thrushes, from the Ardennes or Eifel to Nijmegen. This find is a new indication that animal food products were imported from elsewhere. This find is also another link in the investigation of the function of cork urns, a type of pottery belonging to the group known as Gallo-Belgic wares. Roman literary sources make clear that thrushes were a profitable delicacy and give indications for the possibility that these types of pots were sealed with pitch and gypsum to preserve their contents. ; En el asentamiento militar romano de Nijmegen (Holanda), se recuper6 una urna de corcho repleta de huesos de ave. La información combinada de la arqueología, petrología y arqueozoología, indica que el recipiente sirvi6 para transportar una golosina gastron6mica, pechugas en conserva de zorzales, desde las Ardenas o Eifel a Nijmegen. El hallazgo es un indicador de la importación de productos de origen animal de zonas distantes. Al mismo tiempo, constituye un dato adicional para los estudios acerca de la funcionalidad de las urnas de corcho, un tipo de cestería incluida dentro del grupo de las denominadas manufacturas galo-belgas. Las fuentes bibliográficas romanas indican que los zorzales eran un bocado apetecible y rentable y proporcionan datos sobre la posibilidad de que este tipo de cestos fuesen sellados con brea y yeso para preservar su contenido.