Archaeobotanical Data from villa rustica at Oarda-Bulza (Alba County). The 2019 Campaign

CIUTĂ, BEATRICE; EGRI, MARIANA

EPHEMERIS NAPOCENSIS 31 (XXXI/2021)

Archaeobotanical Data from villa rustica at Oarda-Bulza (Alba County). The 2019 Campaign

(pages 139-150)

DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.33993/ephnap.2021.31.139

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Authors:
BEATRICE CIUTĂ
Universitatea “1 Decembrie 1918” Alba Iulia. Str. Gabriel Bethlen 5, 510009 Alba Iulia, Romania. Email: beatriceciuta@yahoo.com

MARIANA EGRI
Academia Română, Filiala Cluj‑Napoca. Institutul de Arheologie și Istoria Artei. Str. Mihail Kogălniceanu 12–14, 400084 Cluj‑Napoca, Romania. Email: marianaegri@yahoo.com

Keywords: Roman agricultural practices, diet, macrobotanical remains, villa rustica, Roman Dacia.

Abstract
The article is discussing the macrobotanical remains which have been identified in soil samples taken from different archaeological contexts associated with the Roman villa rustica at Oarda-Bulza, Alba County, during the 2019 campaign. This is the first major agricultural estate from Roman Dacia which has been systematically investigated using an interdisciplinary approach, the primary aim being to shed light on the interplay between particular forms of production, cultural consumption, community formation, and the integration into a number of provincial and imperial networks. The analysis of this first set of macrobotanical remains is offering relevant data regarding the agricultural and consumption practices of the inhabitants who once lived on a very fertile area from the hinterland of Apulum, the most important conurbation from Roman Dacia.

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