Conchas en la calle Sotstinent Navarro: gestión y consumo de ostras y otros moluscos en Barcelona entre la Antigüedad y la Edad Media
[EN] According to classical sources Barcelona was known as an oyster (Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758) harvesting point from Roman times onwards. Still, as of this writing, archaeomalacological studies from historical periods in the city are nearly absent. In this paper we present the analysis of archae...
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| Format: | other |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repository: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/262705 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/262705 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Ostrea edulis Late Antiquity Middle Ages Barcelona Urban Archaeology Antigüedad tardía Edad Media Arqueología urbana Antiguitat tardana Edat Mitjana |
| Summary: | [EN] According to classical sources Barcelona was known as an oyster (Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758) harvesting point from Roman times onwards. Still, as of this writing, archaeomalacological studies from historical periods in the city are nearly absent. In this paper we present the analysis of archaeomalacological remains recovered from different rescue excavations on the outer side of the Roman walls of Barcelona, in particular between towers 27 and 28, along present day Sotstinent Navarro Street. The excavated area essentially corresponds with a space that in medieval times was occupied by buildings that were attached to the defensive wall, where domestic remains were found. Our results suggest that consumption was primarily focused on the edible oyster, showing a continuation of the ancient tradition into later phases. A few thorny oysters (Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758) and other bivalves (Glycymeris spp.) which might not have been necessarily consumed, were also trieved. Marine gastropods are scarce, with the exception of some murex snails. This is the first time that an archaeomalacological study addresses marine mollusc consumption in Barcelona during historical times. |
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