The Roman-Byzantine city of Sagalassos (Pisidia, Turkey) is being excavated since 1990. The aim is to construct a detailed picture of life in and around the city. Archzeozoologists involved in the study discovered subsistence in the city was mainly based on domestic stock. Sheep and goat herds in particular were found to be very important in some periods of the occupation. Teeth, with their high durability and incidence in the arcaeological record seemed most promising as tools to study the use and management of these ovicaprines. A study of dental microwear was chosen to detect the dietary pattern of the animals, growth rings in the cementum to establish their absolute age of slaughtering and the enamel in all it's facets was deemed most promising to determine the difference between sheep and goat dental material.