[Archport] Prazo de submissão de resumos a terminar - EAA session 45 - “Becoming Roman: the role of biological resources in the expansion of new economic and cultural models throughout the empire”.

[Joao Tereso <jptereso@gmail.com>]

Dear colleagues and friends,

 

We wish to remind you of that two days from now will close the deadline to submit abstracts for the EAA session #45 - “Becoming Roman: the role of biological resources in the expansion of new economic and cultural models throughout the empire”.

 

With this session we intend to address the exploitation of biological resources in the Roman Period at local and regional levels, and to understand their role within the framework of the new economical and territorial exploration model imposed by the Roman Empire, from the 2nd century BC to the 5th century AD.

A wide variety of studies are welcomed, namely archaeobotanical, zooarchaeological, ancient DNA and isotopic analysis, as well as other proxy directly associated with biological resources.

Papers may focus all themes associated with plant and animal remains such as subsistence strategies, agricultural technical aspects, trade, species distribution, introduction, improvement/selection and their role in rituals and other cultural/social activities.

Approaches addressing other rarer biological products such as honey, fungi, wild animals and plants, as well as these activities impacts in the perceivable environment are also welcomed. Regional or broader synthesis are preferred but interdisciplinary and highly informative site-studies will also be accepted.

 

You can submit your abstracts until Thursday 10 February 2022, 23:59 CET through the conference website https://www.e-a-a.org/eaa2022

 

Please, forward this information to your colleagues who may be interested in participating and do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information.

 

Bellow you will find the session’s abstract.

 

 

 

Theme:

4. Polis, Empire, League and Beyond – Living in Interconnected Societies

 

Session format:

Regular session

 

Session #45:

Becoming Roman: the role of biological resources in the expansion of new economic and cultural models throughout the empire - Call for papers

 

Organizers:

João Tereso (Portugal), Cleia Detry (Portugal), Filipe Vaz (Portugal), Leonor Peña-Chocarro (Spain), Silvia Valenzuela-Lamas (Spain)

 

Abstract

The expansion of the Roman Empire was a gradual process and far more encompassing than a mere military conquest: it also corresponded to the dissemination of novel cultural, religious and economic models. The introduction of new agricultural and husbandry practices, foodstuffs and other biological resources were fundamental steps of this process.

However, the de facto implementation of the modus romanus throughout a vast and diverse territory, inhabited by a wide variety of communities with distinct backgrounds and identities, was particularly complex and varied. Thus, understanding the regional or provincial specificities is crucial to properly access and characterize the impacts of the roman administration among the everyday life of indigenous communities. 

In this session, we aim to explore how biological resources were exploited by indigenous communities, at local and regional levels, and to understand their role within the framework of the new economical and territorial exploration model imposed by the Roman Empire from the 2^nd century BC to the 5^th century AD. A wide variety of studies are thus welcomed, namely archaeobotanical, zooarchaeological, ancient DNA and isotopic analysis, as well as other proxy directly associated with biological resources.

Papers should focus all themes associated with plant and animal remains such as subsistence strategies, agricultural technical aspects, trade, species distribution, introduction, improvement/selection and their role in rituals and other cultural/social activities. Approaches addressing other rarer biological products such as honey, fungi, wild animals and plants, as well as these activities impacts in the perceivable environment are also welcomed. Regional or broader synthesis are preferred but interdisciplinary and highly informative site-studies will also be accepted.

 

João Pedro Vicente Tereso

InBIO - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Laboratório Associado
CIBIO - Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto

UNIARQ - Centro de Arqueologia da Universidade de Lisboa

MHNC - UP - Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto 

InBIO- Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (Associate Laboratory)
CIBIO - Research Center In Biodiversity and Genetic Resources/University of Porto

Centre for Archaeology. UNIARQ. School of Arts and Humanities. University of Lisbon

MHNC - UP - Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto