From The Fish Middens to the Herring:Medieval and Post-Medieval Fishing in the Northern Isles of Scotland
The heyday of Viking Age and medieval fishing in the Northern Isles of Scotland can be traced in the huge deposits of fish bones that appear circa AD 1000. This "fish event horizon" is a phenomenon clearly recognised in the British Isles and linked to numerous factors, including the growin...
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ftuhipublicatio:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/4e765578-601f-4bf4-88d5-08c4b86b6935 2023-05-15T17:34:07+02:00 From The Fish Middens to the Herring:Medieval and Post-Medieval Fishing in the Northern Isles of Scotland Harland, Jennifer Gabriel, Sónia Reitz, Elizabeth 2016-09-30 application/pdf https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/from-the-fish-middens-to-the-herring(4e765578-601f-4bf4-88d5-08c4b86b6935).html https://pureadmin.uhi.ac.uk/ws/files/2254552/Harland_FRWG_publication_Revised_17.pdf http://18frwg.wixsite.com/18frwglisboa https://www.academia.edu/15720756/FISHING_THROUGH_TIME_Archaeoichthyology_Biodiversity_Ecology_and_Human_Impact_on_Aquatic_Environments_PROGRAM_AND_ABSTRACTS_OF_THE_18TH_INTERNATIONAL_COUNCIL_FOR_ARCHAEOZOOLOGY_FISH_REMAINS_WORKING_GROUP eng eng DIRECÇÃO GERAL DO PATRIMÓNIO CULTURAL info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Harland , J 2016 , From The Fish Middens to the Herring : Medieval and Post-Medieval Fishing in the Northern Isles of Scotland . in S Gabriel & E Reitz (eds) , Fishing through time: Archaeoichthyology, biodiversity, ecology and human impact on aquatic environments : Proceedings of the 18th ICAZ Fish Remains Working Group meeting, held in Lisbon (Portugal), 28th September – 3rd October, 2015 . DIRECÇÃO GERAL DO PATRIMÓNIO CULTURAL , Lisbon . < https://www.academia.edu/15720756/FISHING_THROUGH_TIME_Archaeoichthyology_Biodiversity_Ecology_and_Human_Impact_on_Aquatic_Environments_PROGRAM_AND_ABSTRACTS_OF_THE_18TH_INTERNATIONAL_COUNCIL_FOR_ARCHAEOZOOLOGY_FISH_REMAINS_WORKING_GROUP > herring late medieval early modern fish bones bookPart 2016 ftuhipublicatio 2021-08-09T06:18:25Z The heyday of Viking Age and medieval fishing in the Northern Isles of Scotland can be traced in the huge deposits of fish bones that appear circa AD 1000. This "fish event horizon" is a phenomenon clearly recognised in the British Isles and linked to numerous factors, including the growing commercialisation of sea fishing in the North Sea and North Atlantic region. However, a few hundred years after the fish midden first appear, fishing in the Northern Isles took a dramatic downturn. Small-scale, subsistence fishing in relatively safe coastal waters became the norm. Early modern writers deplored the state of fishing in the islands in the late 18th century, while repeated attempts to develop commercial fisheries floundered due to lack of knowledge and investment. This paper discusses the archaeological evidence for the period between the 15th to the 19th centuries. Using estimates of fish sizes, species abundance and historical sources, it reconstructs fishing methods and likely fishing grounds, and asks why there was such a striking decline in fishing fortunes in the Northern Isles. The curious absence of herring bones from the archaeological record will also be discussed, a particularly relevant and perplexing question given that the herring industry became so important to the Northern Isles in recent centuries. Book Part North Atlantic University of the Highlands and Islands: Research Database of UHI |
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The heyday of Viking Age and medieval fishing in the Northern Isles of Scotland can be traced in the huge deposits of fish bones that appear circa AD 1000. This "fish event horizon" is a phenomenon clearly recognised in the British Isles and linked to numerous factors, including the growing commercialisation of sea fishing in the North Sea and North Atlantic region. However, a few hundred years after the fish midden first appear, fishing in the Northern Isles took a dramatic downturn. Small-scale, subsistence fishing in relatively safe coastal waters became the norm. Early modern writers deplored the state of fishing in the islands in the late 18th century, while repeated attempts to develop commercial fisheries floundered due to lack of knowledge and investment. This paper discusses the archaeological evidence for the period between the 15th to the 19th centuries. Using estimates of fish sizes, species abundance and historical sources, it reconstructs fishing methods and likely fishing grounds, and asks why there was such a striking decline in fishing fortunes in the Northern Isles. The curious absence of herring bones from the archaeological record will also be discussed, a particularly relevant and perplexing question given that the herring industry became so important to the Northern Isles in recent centuries. |
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From The Fish Middens to the Herring:Medieval and Post-Medieval Fishing in the Northern Isles of Scotland |
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From The Fish Middens to the Herring:Medieval and Post-Medieval Fishing in the Northern Isles of Scotland |
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From The Fish Middens to the Herring:Medieval and Post-Medieval Fishing in the Northern Isles of Scotland |
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Harland , J 2016 , From The Fish Middens to the Herring : Medieval and Post-Medieval Fishing in the Northern Isles of Scotland . in S Gabriel & E Reitz (eds) , Fishing through time: Archaeoichthyology, biodiversity, ecology and human impact on aquatic environments : Proceedings of the 18th ICAZ Fish Remains Working Group meeting, held in Lisbon (Portugal), 28th September – 3rd October, 2015 . DIRECÇÃO GERAL DO PATRIMÓNIO CULTURAL , Lisbon . < https://www.academia.edu/15720756/FISHING_THROUGH_TIME_Archaeoichthyology_Biodiversity_Ecology_and_Human_Impact_on_Aquatic_Environments_PROGRAM_AND_ABSTRACTS_OF_THE_18TH_INTERNATIONAL_COUNCIL_FOR_ARCHAEOZOOLOGY_FISH_REMAINS_WORKING_GROUP > |
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