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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Main Authors: Human Palaeoecology, Jennifer Harland
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
CAMBRIDGE
FISH BONES
ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
MEDIEVAL
Burbot
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
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spelling ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.521.4913 2023-05-15T15:47:16+02:00 Cambridge (site code HYC04) Human Palaeoecology Jennifer Harland The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2008 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.521.4913 http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/chumpal/CHPReps/CHP2008-04.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.521.4913 http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/chumpal/CHPReps/CHP2008-04.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/chumpal/CHPReps/CHP2008-04.pdf CAMBRIDGE FISH BONES ZOOARCHAEOLOGY MEDIEVAL text 2008 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T10:09:22Z 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. Text Burbot Unknown
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FISH BONES
ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
MEDIEVAL
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MEDIEVAL
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ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
MEDIEVAL
description 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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