Domestic burnt offerings and sacrifices at Roman and pre-Roman Pompeii, Italy

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 93-99

  Robinson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnt offerings; Italy; Lares; Pompeii; Roman period; Sacrifices

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CORYLUS AMERICANA; GALLIFORMES; JUGLANS; PINUS CEMBROIDES; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0036627282     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003340200010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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