A Consideration of the Sub-Fossil Remains of Vitis vinifera L. as Evidence for Viticulture in Roman Britain
A Consideration of the Sub-Fossil Remains of Vitis vinifera L. as Evidence for Viticulture in Roman Britain
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考虑葡萄亚化石遗迹作为罗马不列颠葡萄栽培的证据
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By D. Williams;D. Williams
人们普遍认为，罗马人在英国种植葡萄，尽管从文学或考古学来源来看，这方面的证据有限。关于这个国家在早期历史时期种植的农作物的信息必须在很大程度上从亚化石遗迹中获得，最近在唐卡斯特的vicus坑中发现了矿化的葡萄种子，导致了文献中其他记录的搜索。这篇文章的主要目的是评估这些记录作为证据的葡萄种植在罗马英国。在罗马考古学的沉积物中发现的这个物种的例子很少。早期记录中缺乏详细的信息，这不仅使它们作为当地葡萄栽培的证据几乎毫无价值，而且还妨碍了根据现有知识对证据进行重新评估。这些记录在之前关于罗马葡萄栽培的讨论中已经列出，但没有太多考虑它们所包含的证据。显然，这部分是由于依赖原始记录以外的来源，引用这些记录时出现的错误也表明了这一点。
It has generally been accepted that the Romans cultivated the vine in Britain although evidence for this, from either literary or archaeological sources, is limited. Information on crops cultivated in this country in early historical times must largely be obtained from sub-fossil remains, and the recent finding of mineralized grape-seeds from a mid second-century pit in the vicus at Doncaster resulted in a search of the literature for other records. The main purpose of this article is to evaluate these records as evidence for cultivation of the vine in Roman Britain. There are very few instances of this species being recovered from Roman archaeological deposits. The lack of detailed information in the early records not only renders them virtually worthless as proof of local viticulture but also prevents a reappraisal of the evidence in the light of present knowledge. These records have been listed previously in discussions on Roman viticulture but without much thought to the evidence they contain. It is apparent that this is partly due to a reliance on sources other than the original records, which is also suggested by errors noted in the quoting of these records.