Albarella, U. orcid.org/0000-0001-5092-0532 and Thomas, R. (2002) They dined on crane: bird consumption, wild fowling and status in medieval England. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensa, 45. pp. 23-38. ISSN 2299-6060
Abstract
In this paper the evidence for the use and consumption of wild birds in medieval England is reviewed. Wild bird bones are generally uncommon on medieval sites, however they are more frequently found on high status sites, such as castles, than in towns and villages, suggesting that they were regarded as luxury food. Both zooarchaeological and historical evidence point to an increase in their consumption in the later Middle Ages and the possible reasons behind this phenomenon are discussed. The distribution of wild birds in different areas of the country is also presented to show how geographic, environmental and cultural factors all contribute to their occurrence on archaeological sites.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2002 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia is an Open Access journal distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY) which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are properly cited. |
Keywords: | wild birds; archaeology; medieval; Englan;, fowling; status; consumption |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Archaeology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Mar 2017 14:24 |
Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2017 14:24 |
Published Version: | http://db.isez.pan.krakow.pl/AZC/pdf/azc_v/45/02.p... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Ingenta Connect |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:112978 |
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