Interpreting the expansion of sea fishing in medieval Europe using stable isotope analysis of archaeological cod bones
Archaeological fish bones reveal increases in marine fish utilisation in Northern and Western Europe beginning in the 10th and 11th centuries AD. We use stable isotope signatures from 300 archaeological cod (Gadus morhua) bones to determine whether this sea fishing revolution resulted from increased...
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ftunivleiden:oai:scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl:item_3071170 2023-05-15T15:04:19+02:00 Interpreting the expansion of sea fishing in medieval Europe using stable isotope analysis of archaeological cod bones Barrett, J.H. Orton, D. Johnstone, C. Harland, J. Van Neer, W. Ervynck, A. Roberts, C. Locker, A. Amundsen, C. Enghoff, I.B. Hamilton-Dyer, S. Heinrich, D. Hufthammer, A.K. Jones, A.K.G. Jonsson, L. Makowiecki, D. Pope, P. O’Connell, T.C. Roo, T.F. de Richards, M. 2011 https://hdl.handle.net/1887/139181 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2011.02.017 en eng http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2011.02.017 doi:10.1016/j.jas.2011.02.017 lucris-id: 363659728 https://hdl.handle.net/1887/139181 https://hdl.handle.net/1887/license:3 JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE Trade Economic intensification Urbanism Stable isotopes Cod Middle ages Archaeology Article / Letter to editor info:eu-repo/semantics/article Text 2011 ftunivleiden https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2011.02.017 2021-11-04T00:07:22Z Archaeological fish bones reveal increases in marine fish utilisation in Northern and Western Europe beginning in the 10th and 11th centuries AD. We use stable isotope signatures from 300 archaeological cod (Gadus morhua) bones to determine whether this sea fishing revolution resulted from increased local fishing or the introduction of preserved fish transported from distant waters such as Arctic Norway, Iceland and/or the Northern Isles of Scotland (Orkney and Shetland). Results from 12 settlements in England and Flanders (Belgium) indicate that catches were initially local. Between the 9th and 12th centuries most bones represented fish from the southern North Sea. Conversely, by the 13th to 14th centuries demand was increasingly met through long distance transport - signalling the onset of the globalisation of commercial fisheries and suggesting that cities such as London quickly outgrew the capacity of local fish supplies. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. UB - Publicaties zonder aanstelling Universiteit Leiden UB – Publicaties Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Gadus morhua Iceland Leiden University Scholarly Publications Arctic Norway Journal of Archaeological Science 38 7 1516 1524 |
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Trade Economic intensification Urbanism Stable isotopes Cod Middle ages Archaeology Barrett, J.H. Orton, D. Johnstone, C. Harland, J. Van Neer, W. Ervynck, A. Roberts, C. Locker, A. Amundsen, C. Enghoff, I.B. Hamilton-Dyer, S. Heinrich, D. Hufthammer, A.K. Jones, A.K.G. Jonsson, L. Makowiecki, D. Pope, P. O’Connell, T.C. Roo, T.F. de Richards, M. Interpreting the expansion of sea fishing in medieval Europe using stable isotope analysis of archaeological cod bones |
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Archaeological fish bones reveal increases in marine fish utilisation in Northern and Western Europe beginning in the 10th and 11th centuries AD. We use stable isotope signatures from 300 archaeological cod (Gadus morhua) bones to determine whether this sea fishing revolution resulted from increased local fishing or the introduction of preserved fish transported from distant waters such as Arctic Norway, Iceland and/or the Northern Isles of Scotland (Orkney and Shetland). Results from 12 settlements in England and Flanders (Belgium) indicate that catches were initially local. Between the 9th and 12th centuries most bones represented fish from the southern North Sea. Conversely, by the 13th to 14th centuries demand was increasingly met through long distance transport - signalling the onset of the globalisation of commercial fisheries and suggesting that cities such as London quickly outgrew the capacity of local fish supplies. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. UB - Publicaties zonder aanstelling Universiteit Leiden UB – Publicaties |
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Barrett, J.H. Orton, D. Johnstone, C. Harland, J. Van Neer, W. Ervynck, A. Roberts, C. Locker, A. Amundsen, C. Enghoff, I.B. Hamilton-Dyer, S. Heinrich, D. Hufthammer, A.K. Jones, A.K.G. Jonsson, L. Makowiecki, D. Pope, P. O’Connell, T.C. Roo, T.F. de Richards, M. |
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Barrett, J.H. Orton, D. Johnstone, C. Harland, J. Van Neer, W. Ervynck, A. Roberts, C. Locker, A. Amundsen, C. Enghoff, I.B. Hamilton-Dyer, S. Heinrich, D. Hufthammer, A.K. Jones, A.K.G. Jonsson, L. Makowiecki, D. Pope, P. O’Connell, T.C. Roo, T.F. de Richards, M. |
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Interpreting the expansion of sea fishing in medieval Europe using stable isotope analysis of archaeological cod bones |
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Interpreting the expansion of sea fishing in medieval Europe using stable isotope analysis of archaeological cod bones |
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Interpreting the expansion of sea fishing in medieval Europe using stable isotope analysis of archaeological cod bones |
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Interpreting the expansion of sea fishing in medieval Europe using stable isotope analysis of archaeological cod bones |
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Interpreting the expansion of sea fishing in medieval Europe using stable isotope analysis of archaeological cod bones |
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interpreting the expansion of sea fishing in medieval europe using stable isotope analysis of archaeological cod bones |
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