Wim Wouters
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3585124 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Wim Wouters |
| PRENOMES | Wim |
| SOBRENOME | Wouters |
| ASSINATURA | WOUTERS W |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Institute of Natural Sciences |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Neither Monotonous nor Meager
Reconstruction of past diets poses significant challenges for historians and archaeologists alike. Archival records from Delft’s orphanage between 1650 and 1725 provide data regarding the number and weight of plant and animal food items purchased. Cesspit evidence offers complementary insights into diet based on the edible plant and animal species present in the fill as well as some insights into the health of the inhabitants based on parasite pr…
Estimating European Pilchard ( Sardina pilchardus ) Total Length
Throughout its area of distribution, in particular in the Iberian Peninsula, the European pilchard ( Sardina pilchardus Walbaum 1792) has been an extensively exploited species since Prehistoric times. Our knowledge of the past fisheries of this clupeid nevertheless remains limited due to a scarcity of ichthyoarchaeological data, which reflects, among other things, a lack of systematic fine sieving in archaeological excavations until recent times.…
At the Apothecary
In 1996, a cesspit was uncovered in the backyard of Bruges’ Spanish nation house. The interdisciplinary study of this old rescue excavation sheds new light on life in the city’s international district between the late 14th and early 16th century. The refuse in the cesspit is what is left of several generations of traders, from a well-to-do apothecary, employing alchemical apparatus in the production of pigments, to Spanish traders documented at t…
Subsistence strategies in the Inner Congo Basin since the 14th century AD
The faunal remains are described from Nkile and Bolondo, two archaeological sites in the equatorial rainforest of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Both river-side settlements, located in the Ruki-Tshuapa basin and dating to between the 14th century to the second half of the 20th century, show a heavy reliance on aquatic food resources. The animal remains show that fishing was a major subsistence activity, whereas hunting, slaughtering of domesti…
A natural death assemblage of fishes from an early modern archeological context in Antwerp (Belgium)
An unusual concentration of tens of thousands small fish remains discovered during rescue excavations in the town of Antwerp, Belgium, is described. The material was found in a small depression with no associated archeological material but could be dated to the first half of the 16th century based on its stratigraphic position. About 3500 freshwater fish were found in articulating position and it is shown that they died naturally during a single …
Étude des vestiges anthropologiques, fauniques et archéologiques découverts dans la Grotte des Enfants à Freyr, Belgique (Néolithique récent)
En 1964, un groupe de spéléologues amateurs de Villers-la-Ville, appelé "Vampire", fouille une cavité dans les Rochers de Freyr situés dans la Province de Namur (Belgique). Les vestiges exhumés sont actuellement conservés au Musée régional d’Histoire naturelle de Mons. Le matériel archéologique est pauvre et composé principalement d’éclats de silex. Il est difficilement datable sans contexte, ni documentation précise. Notre inventaire recense 557…
First Evidence of Trade in Galilean Salted Fish on the Carmel Coast in the Early Islamic Period
The production and maritime trade of salted-fish products are well documented in the western Mediterranean during the Classical and Roman periods. Ichthyological remains found within amphorae in shipwrecks and other archaeological contexts provide evidence for long-distance exchange based on the biogeographical distributions of fish species. The Ma‘agan Mikhael B shipwreck (mid-seventh to mid-eighth century ad ) found on the Carmel coast of Israe…
Medieval fish remains on the Newport ship identified by ZooMS collagen peptide mass fingerprinting
Fish represent a key economic, social and ecological group of species that humans have exploited for tens of thousands of years. However, as many fish stocks are going into decline and with little known about the anthropogenic impacts on the health of the marine ecosystem pre-Industrial Revolution, understanding historical and archaeological exploitation of fish species is key to accurately modelling these changes. Here, we explore the potential …
Diet, hygiene and health in Roman period northern Gaul
Neolithic fishing in the South Caucasus as seen from Aruchlo I, Georgia
The spread of the Neolithic way of life from its centers of origins remains one of the central topics of archaeological research, with ongoing debates about the importance of economic, demographic, and cultural changes in the transition. The Southern Caucasus, while close to one area where agriculture emerged, has remained understudied regarding this spread. Here, information about the role of fish, a topic that has been almost completely neglect…
Fishing at the Late Islamic settlement in Kharā'ib al-Dasht, Failaka Island, Kuwait
The Kharā'ib al-Dasht settlement, located on the north-eastern coast of the island of Failaka in Kuwait, has been excavated systematically since 2013 by the Kuwaiti-Polish Archaeological Mission. The investigated area yielded remains dated to the Late Islamic period, from the late seventeenth to the nineteenth century. In the northernmost part of the site, a fish processing area was uncovered, while the remains of residential structures (houses 1…
The pitfalls of diachronic comparisons
The use of vertebral measurements for body length and weight reconstruction of pike (Esox lucius) from archaeological sites
Animal exploitation at ed‐Dur (Umm al‐Qaiwain, United Arab Emirates)
Faunal remains are described from a series of contexts excavated in the coastal site of ed‐Dur, dated between the second and fourth century AD . The more than 19,000 identified animal bones allowed a diachronic and spatial analysis. Subsistence relied heavily on domestic animals, in particular sheep and goat, and on fishing. Whereas the exploitation of terrestrial resources seems to have been quite constant throughout the period considered, the a…
Evidence of sun-dried fish at Mleiha (S.-E. Arabia) in antiquity
A concentration of fish remains found in a single room of a fortified building at Mleiha (United Arab Emirates) is presented here. Part of it was probably the filling of a bag or an organic container that fell from a bench onto the floor of the room. The various species recovered from these contexts, dating to the second to mid-third centuries AD, are briefly described. Particular attention is paid to the skeletal elements by which the fish are r…
Medieval fish remains on the Newport ship identified by ZooMS collagen peptide mass fingerprinting
Fish represent a key economic, social and ecological group of species that humans have exploited for tens of thousands of years. However, as many fish stocks are going into decline and with little known about the anthropogenic impacts on the health of the marine ecosystem pre-Industrial Revolution, understanding historical and archaeological exploitation of fish species is key to accurately modelling these changes. Here, we explore the potential …
Evidence of sun-dried fish at Mleiha (S.-E. Arabia) in antiquity
A concentration of fish remains found in a single room of a fortified building at Mleiha (United Arab Emirates) is presented here. Part of it was probably the filling of a bag or an organic container that fell from a bench onto the floor of the room. The various species recovered from these contexts, dating to the second to mid-third centuries AD, are briefly described. Particular attention is paid to the skeletal elements by which the fish are r…
Fishing at the Late Islamic settlement in Kharā'ib al-Dasht, Failaka Island, Kuwait
The Kharā'ib al-Dasht settlement, located on the north-eastern coast of the island of Failaka in Kuwait, has been excavated systematically since 2013 by the Kuwaiti-Polish Archaeological Mission. The investigated area yielded remains dated to the Late Islamic period, from the late seventeenth to the nineteenth century. In the northernmost part of the site, a fish processing area was uncovered, while the remains of residential structures (houses 1…
Animal exploitation at ed‐Dur (Umm al‐Qaiwain, United Arab Emirates)
Faunal remains are described from a series of contexts excavated in the coastal site of ed‐Dur, dated between the second and fourth century AD . The more than 19,000 identified animal bones allowed a diachronic and spatial analysis. Subsistence relied heavily on domestic animals, in particular sheep and goat, and on fishing. Whereas the exploitation of terrestrial resources seems to have been quite constant throughout the period considered, the a…
The use of vertebral measurements for body length and weight reconstruction of pike (Esox lucius) from archaeological sites
The pitfalls of diachronic comparisons
First Evidence of Trade in Galilean Salted Fish on the Carmel Coast in the Early Islamic Period
The production and maritime trade of salted-fish products are well documented in the western Mediterranean during the Classical and Roman periods. Ichthyological remains found within amphorae in shipwrecks and other archaeological contexts provide evidence for long-distance exchange based on the biogeographical distributions of fish species. The Ma‘agan Mikhael B shipwreck (mid-seventh to mid-eighth century ad ) found on the Carmel coast of Israe…
A natural death assemblage of fishes from an early modern archeological context in Antwerp (Belgium)
An unusual concentration of tens of thousands small fish remains discovered during rescue excavations in the town of Antwerp, Belgium, is described. The material was found in a small depression with no associated archeological material but could be dated to the first half of the 16th century based on its stratigraphic position. About 3500 freshwater fish were found in articulating position and it is shown that they died naturally during a single …
Evidence of sun-dried fish at Mleiha (S.-E. Arabia) in antiquity
A concentration of fish remains found in a single room of a fortified building at Mleiha (United Arab Emirates) is presented here. Part of it was probably the filling of a bag or an organic container that fell from a bench onto the floor of the room. The various species recovered from these contexts, dating to the second to mid-third centuries AD, are briefly described. Particular attention is paid to the skeletal elements by which the fish are r…
Animal exploitation at ed‐Dur (Umm al‐Qaiwain, United Arab Emirates)
Faunal remains are described from a series of contexts excavated in the coastal site of ed‐Dur, dated between the second and fourth century AD . The more than 19,000 identified animal bones allowed a diachronic and spatial analysis. Subsistence relied heavily on domestic animals, in particular sheep and goat, and on fishing. Whereas the exploitation of terrestrial resources seems to have been quite constant throughout the period considered, the a…
Diet, hygiene and health in Roman period northern Gaul
Neolithic fishing in the South Caucasus as seen from Aruchlo I, Georgia
The spread of the Neolithic way of life from its centers of origins remains one of the central topics of archaeological research, with ongoing debates about the importance of economic, demographic, and cultural changes in the transition. The Southern Caucasus, while close to one area where agriculture emerged, has remained understudied regarding this spread. Here, information about the role of fish, a topic that has been almost completely neglect…
Fishing at the Late Islamic settlement in Kharā'ib al-Dasht, Failaka Island, Kuwait
The Kharā'ib al-Dasht settlement, located on the north-eastern coast of the island of Failaka in Kuwait, has been excavated systematically since 2013 by the Kuwaiti-Polish Archaeological Mission. The investigated area yielded remains dated to the Late Islamic period, from the late seventeenth to the nineteenth century. In the northernmost part of the site, a fish processing area was uncovered, while the remains of residential structures (houses 1…
The pitfalls of diachronic comparisons
The use of vertebral measurements for body length and weight reconstruction of pike (Esox lucius) from archaeological sites
First Evidence of Trade in Galilean Salted Fish on the Carmel Coast in the Early Islamic Period
The production and maritime trade of salted-fish products are well documented in the western Mediterranean during the Classical and Roman periods. Ichthyological remains found within amphorae in shipwrecks and other archaeological contexts provide evidence for long-distance exchange based on the biogeographical distributions of fish species. The Ma‘agan Mikhael B shipwreck (mid-seventh to mid-eighth century ad ) found on the Carmel coast of Israe…
Medieval fish remains on the Newport ship identified by ZooMS collagen peptide mass fingerprinting
Fish represent a key economic, social and ecological group of species that humans have exploited for tens of thousands of years. However, as many fish stocks are going into decline and with little known about the anthropogenic impacts on the health of the marine ecosystem pre-Industrial Revolution, understanding historical and archaeological exploitation of fish species is key to accurately modelling these changes. Here, we explore the potential …
Subsistence strategies in the Inner Congo Basin since the 14th century AD
The faunal remains are described from Nkile and Bolondo, two archaeological sites in the equatorial rainforest of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Both river-side settlements, located in the Ruki-Tshuapa basin and dating to between the 14th century to the second half of the 20th century, show a heavy reliance on aquatic food resources. The animal remains show that fishing was a major subsistence activity, whereas hunting, slaughtering of domesti…
A natural death assemblage of fishes from an early modern archeological context in Antwerp (Belgium)
An unusual concentration of tens of thousands small fish remains discovered during rescue excavations in the town of Antwerp, Belgium, is described. The material was found in a small depression with no associated archeological material but could be dated to the first half of the 16th century based on its stratigraphic position. About 3500 freshwater fish were found in articulating position and it is shown that they died naturally during a single …
Étude des vestiges anthropologiques, fauniques et archéologiques découverts dans la Grotte des Enfants à Freyr, Belgique (Néolithique récent)
En 1964, un groupe de spéléologues amateurs de Villers-la-Ville, appelé "Vampire", fouille une cavité dans les Rochers de Freyr situés dans la Province de Namur (Belgique). Les vestiges exhumés sont actuellement conservés au Musée régional d’Histoire naturelle de Mons. Le matériel archéologique est pauvre et composé principalement d’éclats de silex. Il est difficilement datable sans contexte, ni documentation précise. Notre inventaire recense 557…
At the Apothecary
In 1996, a cesspit was uncovered in the backyard of Bruges’ Spanish nation house. The interdisciplinary study of this old rescue excavation sheds new light on life in the city’s international district between the late 14th and early 16th century. The refuse in the cesspit is what is left of several generations of traders, from a well-to-do apothecary, employing alchemical apparatus in the production of pigments, to Spanish traders documented at t…
Neither Monotonous nor Meager
Reconstruction of past diets poses significant challenges for historians and archaeologists alike. Archival records from Delft’s orphanage between 1650 and 1725 provide data regarding the number and weight of plant and animal food items purchased. Cesspit evidence offers complementary insights into diet based on the edible plant and animal species present in the fill as well as some insights into the health of the inhabitants based on parasite pr…
Estimating European Pilchard ( Sardina pilchardus ) Total Length
Throughout its area of distribution, in particular in the Iberian Peninsula, the European pilchard ( Sardina pilchardus Walbaum 1792) has been an extensively exploited species since Prehistoric times. Our knowledge of the past fisheries of this clupeid nevertheless remains limited due to a scarcity of ichthyoarchaeological data, which reflects, among other things, a lack of systematic fine sieving in archaeological excavations until recent times.…
Geography (12 obras) · Archaeology (10 obras) · Biology (10 obras) · Fishery (10 obras) · Fish (9 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 obras) · Ecology (5 obras) · Fishing (5 obras) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (5 obras) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (3 obras)