The Excavations of San Giovanni di Ruoti, vol. 3 : The Faunal and Plant Remains, 2001, 232 p., ill. -

This volume deals with the social, economic, and environmental information derived from the analysis of zooarchaeological and paleobotanical remains found at the 4th century AD villa of San Giovanni di Ruoti. The contributors use the collection of organic evidence (bones, shells, snails, plant remains...) to provide information on diet, food preparation, economics, trade routes, taxation, local environment, climate, agricultural economy and animal husbandry. They offer various reconstructions of Roman life, often in combination with quotations from ancient literary sources.