Food worthy of kings and saints: fish consumption in the medieval monastery Studenica (Serbia)

• Main Authors: Živaljević, Ivana, Marković, Nemanja, Maksimović, Milomir
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Zenodo 2019
• Subjects: Medieval fish trade; ichthyofauna; sturgeons; religious celebrations; Studenica Monastery; Beluga; Beluga*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3998427

The paper focuses on fish consumption and long-distance fish trade in the medieval monastery Studenicain Serbia, from the perspective of archaeozoology and historical evidence. Medieval written sourceson the subject suggest that fish was available primarily to particular social classes – the royalty...