A Dramatic Event in Late Roman Florence : The Anomalous Burial Site Discovered Beneath the Uffizi Gallery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pacciani, E. (Elsa)

Series:

Archaeopress Roman Archaeology Series

Archaeopress Roman Archaeology Series ; v.124

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bicester : Archaeopress, 2025.

Summary:

A multi-disciplinary investigation beneath the Uffizi Gallery in Florence uncovered an emergency burial site from the late 4th to early 5th century AD. Likely due to an epidemic, this discovery sheds new light on a dramatic, undocumented event in the city's history, revealing its historical and socioeconomic context.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Information

Contents

The Uffizi before the Uffizi

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Excavation and Archaeo-Thanatological Analysis of the Depositions

Chapter 2. Radiocarbon Dating of Bone Finds

Chapter 3. The Coins from the Burial Site

Chapter 4. Anthropological Features

Chapter 5. In the Search for Infectious Diseases Using Ancient DNA

Chapter 6. Palaeopathological Investigations

Chapter 7. Genomic Analysis of Human Remains

Chapter 8. Endemic Parasites: A Microscopic and Paleogenetic Survey

Chapter 9. The Oral Health

Chapter 10. Stable Isotope Analysis of Diets in Late Roman and Medieval Firenze

Chapter 11. Notes on the Conservation Treatment of Human Remains

Concluding Remarks.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781803279329

180327932X

OCLC:

1512318793