A Dramatic Event in Late Roman Florence

Contents

The Uffizi before the Uffizi – Andrea Pessina

Introduction – Elsa Pacciani

Chapter 1. The Excavation and Archaeo-Thanatological Analysis of the Depositions – Elsa Pacciani

Chapter 2. Radiocarbon Dating of Bone Finds – Mariaelena Fedi, Serena Barone, Lucia Liccioli, Pier Andrea Mandò

Chapter 3. The Coins from the Burial Site – Michele Asolati

Chapter 4. Anthropological Features – Elsa Pacciani

Chapter 5. In the Search for Infectious Diseases Using Ancient DNA – Gunnar U. Neumann

Chapter 6. Palaeopathological Investigations – Elsa Pacciani, Linda Calistri, Filiberto Chilleri, Martina Focardi, Alessandro Franchi, Gianluca Giavaresi, Melania Maglio

Chapter 7. Genomic Analysis of Human Remains – Costanza Cannariato, Margherita Vanni, Valentina Zaro, Gunnar Neumann, Martina Lari, Cosimo Posth, David Caramelli

Chapter 8. Endemic Parasites: A Microscopic and Paleogenetic Survey – Kévin Roche, Nicolas Capelli, Raffaella Bianucci, Matthieu Le Bailly

Chapter 9. The Oral Health – Elisa Morieri, Alessandro Riga

Chapter 10. Stable Isotope Analysis of Diets in Late Roman and Medieval Firenze – Patrick Roberts, Mary Lucas

Chapter 11. Notes on the Conservation Treatment of Human Remains – Franca Caracci, Rossella Cheli

Concluding Remarks – Elsa Pacciani

About the Author

Elsa Pacciani graduated in Biological Sciences from the University of Florence. Before her retirement she was Director of the Archaeo-Anthropology Laboratory of the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Firenze, Pistoia e Prato. She currently leads a research project for the Soprintendenza. She has held numerous teaching assignments at the University of Florence and has published four books and 193 articles.

Reviews

‘The editorial work is good, with great success in eliminating the appearance of a direct translation from Italian and achieving a readable and fluent style. With the exception of minor instances the language is polished and correct, adding much to the readability of the volume and assuring a far wider audience. … No less praiseworthy is the lavish and informative photographic apparatus that supports the text. The decision to present the entire set of photographs in color, particularly in a volume that addresses the analysis of human skeletal remains, is an excellent editorial choice. … Along with the careful editing and the fine visual record, these elevate the volume to a standard of quality all too rarely achieved in books of this kind, and assure both its scientific utility and its broader relevance.’ - Alessandro Sebastiani (2025): Bryn Mawr Classical Review