Past human exploitation of birds on the Isle of Man

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ID12371431
AutoresClemency Fisher (National Museums Liverpool, autor correspondente), Clemency Thorne Fisher (Curator of Birds and Mammals, Liverpool Museum, National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8EN, UK)
Ano1997
Volume7
Fascículo4
Páginas292-297
Data de publicação1997-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199707/08)7:4<292::aid-oa381>3.0.co;2-#
OpenAlexW2019521122
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas4

This paper makes comparisons between various sources—historical, ethnographic and archaeological—that relate to birds on the Isle of Man, in order to give a picture of the former uses of birds by the Manx people. Written references suggest that seabirds in particular were an important source of the essentials of life, and this is reinforced by recent archaeological evidence. The bird bones discussed are from excavations at St Patrick's Island off the west coast and Castle Rushen, Castletown. Manx Shearwaters Puffinus puffinus were present in greater numbers than they are now, and two fragments of the now extinct great auk Pinguinis impennis were identified, confirming the presence of this species on the Isle of Man. The evidence points to over-harvesting of the shearwaters and members of the auk family. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

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