Cambridge (site code HYC04)
Cambridge. This small assemblage comprises sieved and hand collected material from the 14th and 16th centuries. Results indicated a reliance on herrings and eels, with a variety of freshwater and marine remains found. Species diversity increased through time, indicating a wider range of marine habit...
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.521.4913 http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/chumpal/CHPReps/CHP2008-04.pdf |
| Summary: | Cambridge. This small assemblage comprises sieved and hand collected material from the 14th and 16th centuries. Results indicated a reliance on herrings and eels, with a variety of freshwater and marine remains found. Species diversity increased through time, indicating a wider range of marine habitats were becoming exploited. Cod and marine cod family fish were only found in any quantity in the 16th century, when they were eaten both fresh and as traded, preserved fish. Overall, a surprisingly high quantity of freshwater fish was consumed; this may be related to site status. Declining quantities of burbot through time may point to an increase in pollution levels in local freshwater river systems. |
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