28 – What bones tell us about ancient Rome

About this episode

Deborah Ruscillo and Garrett Ryan discuss the impact of zooarchaeology on our understanding of ancient Rome.

Deborah Ruscillo and I discuss how zooarchaeology has transformed our understanding of the classical world.

People in this episode

Host: Garrett Ryan

Guest: Deborah Ruscillo

Topics covered

• zooarchaeology
• ancient Rome
• classical world
• bones
• historical understanding

Keywords

• zooarchaeology
• ancient Rome
• bones
• classical world
• historical analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: zooarchaeology

Places: ancient Rome

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