Tongeren (Belgium): changing patterns of meat consumption in a Roman civitas capital

At Tongeren, the archaeological remains from the only Roman town on Belgian territory are being excavated by the IAP, in cooperation with the province of Limburg. At the site of Kielenstraat, traces of habitation have been found, dating from the end of the 1^st century BC to the second half of the 3^rd century AD. This report presents an analysis of the faunal remains from the earliest habitation period, i.e. the preFlavian occupation that ended with the town fire of 69-70 AD. Within this period four occupation phases can be identified stratigraphically. It can be shown that cultural differences between these phases are partly reflected in the meat consumption. However, an understanding of the "romanization" process can only be achieved by combining interpretative datafrom all categories offinds.