The Etruscans and their animals : the zooarchaeology of Forcello di Bagnolo San Vito (Mantova)
The Etruscan city at Forcello was a prominent settlement in the Val Padana between the sixth and fourth centuries BC. Located at the northernmost periphery of Etruscan influence, Forcello lay along important trade routes connecting Etruria, the Adriatic, and central Europe. In addition to a rich array of material culture recovered from over thirty years of excavation, Forcello has also produced an exceptional quantity of animal remains, a volume that offers an unparalleled opportunity to study animal exploitation in Etruscan society. Using this abundant faunal assemblage as a starting point, this dissertation examines human-animal relationships at Forcello and more broadly within Etruscan Italy. To provide a foundation for further study, previous zooarchaeological research on northern and central Italy is synthesized into a single narrative. Faunal analysis at Forcello then reconstructs livestock husbandry strategies, assesses the contribution of wild taxa, and investigates the role of other animals not normally consumed. Results are compared regionally and chronologically to place Forcello in a broader context, building an inter-site picture of Etruscan animal relations. With the evolution of Etruscan cities
Trentacoste, Angela C.
The Etruscans and their animals : the zooarchaeology of Forcello di Bagnolo San Vito (Mantova). The Etruscan city at Forcello was a prominent settlement in the Val Padana between the sixth and fourth centuries BC. Located at the northernmost periphery of Etruscan influence, Forcello lay along important trade routes connecting Etruria, the Adriatic, and central Europe. In addition to a rich array of material culture recovered from over thirty years of excavation, Forcello has also produced an exceptional quantity of animal remains, a volume that offers an unparalleled opportunity to study animal exploitation in Etruscan society. Using this abundant faunal assemblage as a starting point, this dissertation examines human-animal relationships at Forcello and more broadly within Etruscan Italy. To provide a foundation for further study, previous zooarchaeological research on northern and central Italy is synthesized into a single narrative. Faunal analysis at Forcello then reconstructs livestock husbandry strategies, assesses the contribution of wild taxa, and investigates the role of other animals not normally consumed. Results are compared regionally and chronologically to place Forcello in a broader context, building an inter-site picture of Etruscan animal relations. With the evolution of Etruscan cities
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