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exact picture of the city’s food consumption42 in a period of transformation
and important historical changes.
The event that marked the new century was the onset of Iberian domina-
tion over both Sassari and the island. In order to free itself of Genoese control,
Sassari spontaneously put itself under the sovereignty of the king of Aragon,
42 In terms of meat consumption, the highest percentage documented is lamb, pork, and
to a lesser extent beef; Barbara Wilkens, Aecheozoologia. Il Mediterraneo, la storia, la
Sardegna (Sassari, 2012), pp. 119–121. Fruit consumption abounded in myrtle, melons, wa-
termelon, plums, hazelnuts and walnuts, peaches, and cherries.
Figure 13.10 Road and remains of houses (14th–15th c.)
under via Monache Cappuccine.
With kind permission of the
Archaeological Superintendence
of Sardinia, Italian Ministry of
Arts, Culture and Tourism.