Latrinae : Roman toilets in the northwestern provinces of the Roman Empire /
This volume presents a selection of papers and case studies first presented at a conference designed to focus on the toilets of the Northwestern provinces of the Roman Empire, taking place at Radboud University on the 1st and 2nd of May 2009. Papers demonstrate the value of scientific analysis of wa...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
| Language Notes: | Articles in English, with one in French. |
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Oxford, UK :
Archaeopress Publishing Ltd,
[2018]
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| Series: | Archaeopress Roman archaeology ;
31. |
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| Summary: | This volume presents a selection of papers and case studies first presented at a conference designed to focus on the toilets of the Northwestern provinces of the Roman Empire, taking place at Radboud University on the 1st and 2nd of May 2009. Papers demonstrate the value of scientific analysis of waste to understand the food habits and diseases of the Roman users of the toilet, while elsewhere questions on how to find the necessary expertise and financing for such investigations were raised. |
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| Item Description: | Includes some of the papers presented at a conference at Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands, May 1-2, 2009 and other articles. |
| Physical Description: | ii, 151 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), plans ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1784917257 9781784917258 |