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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Sep 1, 1993
... Notes and Queries. Unusual wear on a cattle mandible from St Alban's Abbey. Dale... more ... Notes and Queries. Unusual wear on a cattle mandible from St Alban's Abbey. DaleSerjeantson 1 ,; Tony Waldron 2. Article first published online: 27 MAY 2005. DOI: 10.1002/oa.1390030312. Copyright © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Issue. ...
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2003
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McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research eBooks, 2002
... The animal bones from the 1951–52 excavations were discussed briefly in the original report (... more ... The animal bones from the 1951–52 excavations were discussed briefly in the original report (Stone et al ... Loose teeth Teeth in row Total Max Mand Max Mand Max Mand dP3 3 6 11 43 14 49 dP4 3 14 21 64 24 78 M1 22 22 77 125 99 147 M2 ... Fully fused specimens only included ...
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Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Jan 26, 2011
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This volume is part of an integrated series of studies of Winchester’s archaeology. It provides a... more This volume is part of an integrated series of studies of Winchester’s archaeology. It provides a record and analysis of medieval environmental evidence from the less studied extra-mural areas of Winchester and assesses what these new discoveries add to the understanding of the city’s past. The report includes the most comprehensive study of animal remains from a medieval English town published up to this time. The study is based on excavations from the 1970s and early 1980s, which, by examining sites on the defences and in the historic suburbs, enlarged the scope of previous extensive investigations within the city walls. The volume consists of seven chapters, of which the first forms an overall introduction, covering the nature of the sample and how it was retrieved; the methodologies employed during analysis; and the influence of site and context on the interpretation of the dataset. The locations of the sites themselves and an outline of the structural sequences within them are linked to the changing history and archaeology of the medieval city as a whole. A small sample of molluscan remains from the western suburb is also discussed. Chapter 2 deals with plant remains from all phases of all of the sites. The contents of four large charred grain deposits are presented in detail, and examined within the framework of the results from an extensive soil sampling programme. The implications, both for actual cultivation and use of plants in medieval Win- chester, and for their survival in the archaeological record are assessed. Faunal assemblages are examined in a further three chapters which between them cover the period from the 10th to the 17th century AD, with the late Saxon and high medieval assemblages being particularly important. Inferences concerning inter- and intra-site variability are addressed through description of the remains as groups by context, feature, and phase: species-by-species discussion brings together observations concerning animal husbandry as a whole. A sixth chapter discusses a specific topic – the patholo- gies of the Winchester sheep and the implications. Finally, all of the evidence is reassembled and synthesised in a seventh chapter which considers Winchester’s medieval economy and society – the food, craft, and status of the title – through time and in relation to other towns and settlements, drawing on the documentary record. Throughout the volume, as here, description and discussion are backed up by the presentation of quantified data, in the form of tables and charts, both within the text and as appendices. In addition, the question of how far individual assemblages might represent a whole time period, site, area, or settlement is a constant theme. Thus, this volume will be essential reading for all those concerned with the animals, plants, and envi- ronment of a medieval town, as well as being of value to urban archaeologists and to those with an interest in the history and archaeology of Hampshire. It sheds new light on the management of the animal and plant resources in and around one of England’s foremost cities, as well as providing glimpses of everyday life in Winchester through its keeping, buying, consuming, and disposal of the familiar fowls and fish, plants and animals, over a period of almost a thousand years.
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Description/Abstract Several skeletons and part-skeletons of ravens and crows or rooks were excav... more Description/Abstract Several skeletons and part-skeletons of ravens and crows or rooks were excavated from pits at the Iron Age hillfort of Danebury in southern Britain, together with some articulated wings and disarticulated bones. Re-analysis of the skeletal ...
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Jan 21, 2014
ABSTRACTBird bone assemblages from coastal sites in the north and west of Scotland are very diver... more ABSTRACTBird bone assemblages from coastal sites in the north and west of Scotland are very diverse. Here, bird bones from 25 assemblages from 15 sites are compared. Many birds were caught for food, but there are also up to 50 incidental species, some of which are represented by one or two bones only. While the principal origin of the birds is seabird fowling, some were also obtained as a bycatch of fishing and others were collected casually. Some may have been collected accidentally with seaweed. Many are non‐anthropogenic, from raptor discards and bird pellets, but possibly also from other predators. These diverse origins of the bird bones have important implications for interpreting former avian distributions. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Archetype Publications eBooks, 1996
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Ibis, Jun 14, 2022
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Jul 1, 1997
Abstract This issue of the journal is devoted to papers on the role of birds in archaeology. Most... more Abstract This issue of the journal is devoted to papers on the role of birds in archaeology. Most of the contributions are based on papers given at the second meeting of the Bird Working Group of the International Council for Archaezoology (ICAZ) held at the University ...
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2001
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Environmental Archaeology, Mar 24, 2021
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Windgather Press eBooks, Sep 30, 2014
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Jun 1, 1991
ABSTRACT Runnymede has large samples of Neolithic and Late Bronze Age animal bones, with contrast... more ABSTRACT Runnymede has large samples of Neolithic and Late Bronze Age animal bones, with contrasting preservation conditions in both periods. The bone evidence has been used to interpret the formation of the site deposits. There are few articulated bones, and no joins ...
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Antler picks were a vital tool for Neolithic people. Dale Serjeantson unravels the relationship b... more Antler picks were a vital tool for Neolithic people. Dale Serjeantson unravels the relationship between red deer and the prehistoric inhabitants of Britain. Popular article in the journal of the British Deer Society.
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Oxbow Books, Oct 16, 2017
Serjeantson, Dale (2006) Food or feast at Neolithic Runnymede. In, Serjeantson, Dale and Field, D... more Serjeantson, Dale (2006) Food or feast at Neolithic Runnymede. In, Serjeantson, Dale and Field, David (eds.) Animals in the Neolithic of Britain and Europe. Oxford, UK, Oxbow, 113-134.(Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers).
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This account of animal husbandry, fishing and wildfowling in the Hebrides is based on a study of ... more This account of animal husbandry, fishing and wildfowling in the Hebrides is based on a study of the animal remains excavated between 1964 and 1982 from the site of Udal North on the island of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides in the west of Scotland. The settlement went out of use just as the first historic and ethnographic accounts of the region were written and the zooarchaeological evidence is used as a test of how far the agricultural and subsistence practices described were found. Some changes in husbandry and fishing took place with the advent of Viking raiders and then with Gaelo-Norse overlords, but there was a strong degree of continuity in the ways in which cattle were managed, horses were used and the the scarcity of pigs as well as in fishing strategies and the exploitation of the abundant local seabird colonies. These were long-term adaptations to the unusual local geography and environment of the Outer Hebrides.
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Serjeantson, Dale (2001) A dainty dish: consumption of small birds in Late Medieval England. In, ... more Serjeantson, Dale (2001) A dainty dish: consumption of small birds in Late Medieval England. In, Buitenhuis, H. and Prummel, W.(eds.) Animals and Man in the Past. Essays in Honour of Dr. AT Clason, Emeritus Professor of Archaeozoology Rijksuniversiteit ...
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