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Roman toilets : their archaeology and cultural history / edited by Gemma C.M. Jansen, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow and Eric M. Moormann ; with contributions by Jesús Acero [and 29 others].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, German, Italian Series: BABESCH. Bulletin antieke beschaving. Supplement ; 19Publisher: Leuven : Peeters, 2011Description: vii, 224 pages illustrations 28 cmISBN:
  • 9789042925410
  • 9042925418
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 696.1820937 23/swe
LOC classification:
  • GT476 .R653 2011
Other classification:
  • Ppbcc
Contents:
Introduction / Gemma C.M. Jansen, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow & Eric M. Morrmann -- Archeaeometry : methods and analysis / Elly Heirbaut, Andrew K.G. Jones & Kathleen Wheeler -- Non-Roman forerunners / Aude Gräzer, Stefanie Hoss, Eddy Owens, Gabriel Zuchtriegel & Monika Trümper -- Roman sources / Stefanie Hoss & Günther Thüry -- Design, architecture and decoration of toilets / Stefanie Hoss, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, Antonella Merletto & Eric M. Moormann -- Toilets in the urban and domestic water infrastructure / Domenico Camardo, Elly Heirbaut, Gemma C.M. Jansen, Anne-Marie Jouquand-Thomas, Antonella Merletto, Jacques Seigne & Jeroen Van Vaerenberg -- Urination and defecation Roman-style / Beatrix Petznek, Silvia Radbauer, Roman Sauer & Andrew Wilson -- Location and contexts of toilets / Jesus Acero Pérez, Miko Flohr, Barry Hobson, Jens Koehler, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, Silvia Radbauer & Jeroen Van Vaerenbergh -- Users of the toilets : social differences / Adam Goldwater, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow & Richard Neudecker -- The economy of ordure / Miko Flohr & Andrew Wilson -- Toilets and health / Horst Aspöck, Ingrid Feueris, Gemma C.M. Jansen & Silvia Radbauer -- Cultural attitudes / Adam Goldwater, Stefanie Hoss, Gemma C.M. Jansen, Zena Kamash, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, Carlo Molle, Eric M. Moormann & Andrew Wilson.
Summary: Multi-seater latrines, as we find them in Roman Ostia and in many other sites across the Mediterranean, are well known both to tourists and archaeologists, but very few people understand how they really functioned technically or how they may have been perceived in the context of Roman society. This handbook by an international group of specialists in archaeology, anthropology, and classical literature addresses a wide variety of questions regarding toilets in the Greco-Roman world. Chapters on the technology and construction of toilets, on the archaeology of toilets and their contents, on toilets in various ancient contexts (such as in private houses, baths, or military installations), on the impact of toilets on society and personal hygiene, especially in the Roman world, and on the decorations and graffiti from toilets, all combine to make this the most complete study of this important subject to date.
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Bok Almedalsbiblioteket Vuxen Jaa Available 80060622531
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Papers from a workshop held June 2007, Rome.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-205) and index.

Introduction / Gemma C.M. Jansen, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow & Eric M. Morrmann -- Archeaeometry : methods and analysis / Elly Heirbaut, Andrew K.G. Jones & Kathleen Wheeler -- Non-Roman forerunners / Aude Gräzer, Stefanie Hoss, Eddy Owens, Gabriel Zuchtriegel & Monika Trümper -- Roman sources / Stefanie Hoss & Günther Thüry -- Design, architecture and decoration of toilets / Stefanie Hoss, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, Antonella Merletto & Eric M. Moormann -- Toilets in the urban and domestic water infrastructure / Domenico Camardo, Elly Heirbaut, Gemma C.M. Jansen, Anne-Marie Jouquand-Thomas, Antonella Merletto, Jacques Seigne & Jeroen Van Vaerenberg -- Urination and defecation Roman-style / Beatrix Petznek, Silvia Radbauer, Roman Sauer & Andrew Wilson -- Location and contexts of toilets / Jesus Acero Pérez, Miko Flohr, Barry Hobson, Jens Koehler, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, Silvia Radbauer & Jeroen Van Vaerenbergh -- Users of the toilets : social differences / Adam Goldwater, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow & Richard Neudecker -- The economy of ordure / Miko Flohr & Andrew Wilson -- Toilets and health / Horst Aspöck, Ingrid Feueris, Gemma C.M. Jansen & Silvia Radbauer -- Cultural attitudes / Adam Goldwater, Stefanie Hoss, Gemma C.M. Jansen, Zena Kamash, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, Carlo Molle, Eric M. Moormann & Andrew Wilson.

Multi-seater latrines, as we find them in Roman Ostia and in many other sites across the Mediterranean, are well known both to tourists and archaeologists, but very few people understand how they really functioned technically or how they may have been perceived in the context of Roman society. This handbook by an international group of specialists in archaeology, anthropology, and classical literature addresses a wide variety of questions regarding toilets in the Greco-Roman world. Chapters on the technology and construction of toilets, on the archaeology of toilets and their contents, on toilets in various ancient contexts (such as in private houses, baths, or military installations), on the impact of toilets on society and personal hygiene, especially in the Roman world, and on the decorations and graffiti from toilets, all combine to make this the most complete study of this important subject to date.

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