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Identifying daily consumption at a rural Roman villa: a case study from Lički Ribnik, Croatia

Large volumes of work exist on Roman villas, aiming to classify and make sense of the numerous variety of villas excavated over the past two centuries. However, what the inhabitants ate on a daily basis at these sites is frequently overlooked with much of the evidence based on site plans, architectural findings, literary sources, and pottery. Dietary habits not only varied through time, but also across and within different provinces, as well as between different social groups. In particular, consumption is extremely important in the pursuit of social status and lifestyle. Here we present archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological evidence to explore aspects of daily consumption patterns and social status within the rural villa of Lički Ribnik in Croatia. The remains date from the second half of the 2nd to the first half of the 3rd century and offer a preliminary glimpse of the local diet and how social status is manifested and expressed through consumption patterns at the villa. Aims: • To present an integrated approach to analysing diet at Roman villas ; • To explore aspects of social status and how this is manifested through consumption patterns.

Roman Dalmatia, Roman food, millet, Roman villa, Lika

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