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Phenotypic features of the domestic pigs bred in the Roman settlements of Pompeii and Caralis.
Italian journal of anatomy and embryology = Archivio italiano di anatomia ed embriologia - 1 Jan 2000
Manca Paolo, Farina Vittorio, Gadau Sergio, Lepore Gianluca, Genovese Angelo, Zedda Marco
Abstract excerpt
A reconstruction of the morphological features of domestic pigs from two Roman settlements is here suggested by means of the study of skeletal and dental remains, with the aim at evaluating their degree of selection in comparison with wild boars. Material was formed by 111 bone and tooth fragments and was uncovered during the excavations of Polybius' House in Pompeii and of Roman buildings in the neighbourhood of...
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