Fishing gear from the Roman period in the Netherlands: An overview

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of fishing gear recovered from Roman period sites in the Netherlands. Fish hooks, line sinkers, net sinkers, floaters, wickerwork fish traps, canoes with live wells and fish tanks have been identified. These artefacts provide additional insight into the widespread practice of fishing and thus of fish consumption during this time period and is a valuable addition to research on archaeological fish bone remains.

Keywords:

• Fishing technology
• Fishing
• Roman period
• the Netherlands

Acknowledgements

This article presents research results of the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme – Belgian Science Policy.

Notes

1 Personal comment M. Zandstra, MA, researcher at Radboud University, Nijmegen.