The Natural History of Pompeii

by: Jashemski, W.F. Meyer, F.G.

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 The natural history of Pompeii
Authors:Wilhelmina F. Jashemski, Frederick G. Meyer

The sudden destruction of Pompeii, Herculaneum and the surrounding Campanian countryside following the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 preserved the remarkable evidence that has made possible this reconstruction of the natural history of the local environment. Following the prototype of Pliny the Elder's Natural History, various aspects of the natural history of Pompeii are discussed and analyzed by a team of eminent scientists, many of whom have collaborated with Jashemski during her years of excavation of several gardens in the Vesuvian area. This volume brings together the work of geologists, soil specialists, paleobotanists, botanists, palaeontologists, biologists, chemists, dendrochronologists, ichthyologists, zoologists, ornithologists, mammalogists, herpetologists, entymologists, and archaeologists, affording a thorough picture of the landscape, flora, and fauna of the ancient sites. The detailed and rigorously scientific catalogues, which are copiously illustrated, provide a checklist of the flora and fauna upon which future generations of scholars can continue to build

Contents:
The Vesuvian sites before AD 79 : the archaeological, literary, and epigraphical evidence / Wilhelmina F. Jashemski
Mount Vesuvius before the disaster / Haraldur Sigurdsson
The eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 / Haraldur Sigurdsson and Steven Carey
Paleosols of the Pompeii area / J.E. Foss [and others]
Plants : evidence from wall paintings, mosaics, sculpture, plant remains, graffiti, inscriptions, and ancient authors / Wilhelmina F. Jashemski, Frederick G. Meyer, and Massimo Ricciardi
Pollen analysis of soil samples from the AD 79 level : Pompeii, Oplontis, and Boscoreale / G.W. Dimbleby and Eberhard Grüger
Wood associated with the AD 79 eruption : its chemical characterization by solid state ¹³C as a guide to the degree of carbonization / Patrick G. Hatcher
Identification of the woods used in the furniture at Herculaneum / Stephan T.A.M. Mols
Dendrochronological investigations at Herculaneum and Pompeii / Peter Ian Kuniholm
Environmental changes in and around Lake Avernus in Greek and Roman times : a study of the plant and animal remains preserved in the lake's sediments / Eberhard Grüger [and others]
Fish : evidence from specimens, mosaics, wall paintings, and Roman authors / David S. Reese
Marine invertebrates, freshwater shells, and land snails : evidence from specimens, mosaics, wall paintings, sculpture, jewelry, and Roman authors / David S. Reese
Insects : evidence from wall paintings, sculpture, mosaics, carbonized remains, and ancient authors / Hiram G. Larew
Amphibians and reptiles : evidence from wall paintings, mosaics, sculpture, skeletal remains, and ancient authors / Liliane Bodson and David Orr
Birds : evidence from wall paintings, mosaics, sculpture, skeletal remains, and ancient authors / George E. Watson
Mammals : evidence from wall paintings, sculpture, mosaics, faunal remains, and ancient literary sources / Anthony King
Health and nutrition at Herculaneum : an examination of human skeletal remains / Sara Bisel and Jane Bisel

Subjects:
Aufsatzsammlung
Ethnobotanik
Italy Pompeii (Extinct city)
Klassieke oudheid
Kultur
Natur
Natural history
Natural history Italy Pompeii (Extinct city)
Naturgeschichte
Natuurlijke historie
Pompeii (Extinct city)
Pompeji
Pompéi (Ville ancienne)
Sciences naturelles Italie Pompéi (Ville ancienne)

xxiii, 502 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm

The Natural History of Pompeii

by: Jashemski, W.F. Meyer, F.G.

• ISBN-13: 9780521800549 / 978-0-521-80054-9
• ISBN-03: 0521800544 / 0-521-80054-4
• Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002

Price: 395,00 EURO

1 copy in stock