The World of the fullo: Work, Economy, and Society in Roman Italy by Miko Flohr

Laird, Margaret L.

doi:10.1353/phx.2014.0003

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“…Thus, various treatments were developed to create attire that represented the wearer’s social position in a society where self-presentation mattered [ 4 ]. These procedures were progressively tuned in dedicated workshops such as fullonicae —ancient tanneries.…”

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“…Only minor information about fullers’ origins and their social organization exists. Much evidence suggested that the ancient tanneries were widespread in the Roman Empire, with several foci located in the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea [ 4 , 7 , 8 ]. Therefore, we aim to broaden our knowledge about the spread of these workshops, which could be related to the massive Rome-ward migration during the Imperial Age.…”

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“…Indeed, classical sources stated that continuous immersion in the liquids used inevitably made fullers vulnerable to bacterial, viral, and fungal infections due to repeated exposure to urine and organic waste [ 5 ]. The remains of workshops dedicated to fulling are among the most significant material evidence for manufacturing activities in Roman towns [ 4 ]. The first Italian tannery discovered was excavated in Pompei in 1826 and was attributed to Lucius Veranius Hypsaeus [ 8 ].…”

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First Glimpse into the Genomic Characterization of People from the Imperial Roman Community of Casal Bertone (Rome, First–Third Centuries AD)

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Veltre

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This paper aims to provide a first glimpse into the genomic characterization of individuals buried in Casal Bertone (Rome, first–third centuries AD) to gain preliminary insight into the genetic makeup of people who lived near a tannery workshop, fullonica. Therefore, we explored the genetic characteristics of individuals who were putatively recruited as fuller workers outside the Roman population. Moreover, we identified the microbial communities associated with humans to detect microbes associated with the unhealthy environment supposed for such a workshop. We examined five individuals from Casal Bertone for ancient DNA analysis through whole-genome sequencing via a shotgun approach. We conducted multiple investigations to unveil the genetic components featured in the samples studied and their associated microbial communities. We generated reliable whole-genome data for three samples surviving the quality controls. The individuals were descendants of people from North African and the Near East, two of the main foci for tannery and dyeing activity in the past. Our evaluation of the microbes associated with the skeletal samples showed microbes growing in soils with waste products used in the tannery process, indicating that people lived, died, and were buried around places where they worked. In that perspective, the results represent the first genomic characterization of fullers from the past. This analysis broadens our knowledge about the presence of multiple ancestries in Imperial Rome, marking a starting point for future data integration as part of interdisciplinary research on human mobility and the bio-cultural characteristics of people employed in dedicated workshops.

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