The edge of the Empire. Diet characterization of medieval Rome through stable isotope analysis
This paper aims to define the dietary profile of the population of early medieval Rome (fifth–eleventh centuries CE) by carbon
and nitrogen stable isotope analysis. This period was characterized by deep changes in the city’s economic, demographic, and
social patterns, probably affecting its inhabitants’ nutritional habits. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of bone collagen
was used to detect the nutritional profile of 110 humans from six communities inhabiting the city center of Rome and one from