The Use of Animals at Roman Roadside Settlements in Britain: contextualizing some new results from Ware, Hertfordshire

摘要: Recent analysis of a large faunal assemblage from Roman roadside settlement at Ware, Hertfordshire has indicated potentially strong links between the nature animal exploitation on site and its location Ermine Street. Animal husbandry was focused production cattle sheep, both which had experienced stock ‘improvement’ by late period. Relatively high proportions horse, presence young horses, suggest importance this potential for local breeding; could have acted as station changing or selling horses. The marine fish black rat also indicate clear to wider trade network. This not an isolated settlement, outside sphere influence, rural sites are often considered be, but well‐connected economic networks. paper places these new results in context, providing review assemblages settlements across Britain. indicates that most characteristics Ware shared with other sites, though interesting differences emerge.