Deep-sea fishing in the Iron Age? New evidence from Broxmouth hillfort, South–east Scotland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12654132 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hannah Russ (University of Bradford, corresponding author), Ian Armit (0000-0001-8669-3810, University of Bradford), Jo Mckenzie (0000-0003-0681-4366, York Archaeological Trust), Andrew K G Jones (University of Bradford) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 177-184 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-4103 • E-ISSN: 1749-6314 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/1461410312z.00000000014 |
| OpenAlex | W2054656569 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
Rescue excavations carried out during the 1970s at the Iron Age hillfort of Broxmouth in East Lothian produced a small assemblage of fish bone. Despite some uncertainties surrounding the recovery of this material, recent analysis has produced highly unusual results. In particular, the presence of large specimens of ling and other species raises the possibility that the Broxmouth community was, at least periodically, engaged in deep-sea fishing. This suggestion is at variance with present understandings of Iron Age fishing strategies which generally envisage more expedient practices, such as line fishing from the shore. Indeed, it has even been suggested that the consumption of fish was avoided altogether in Iron Age Britain, for religious or cosmological reasons. The composition of the Broxmouth assemblage thus has potentially important implications for our understanding of Iron Age marine exploitation
Archaeology · Assemblage (archaeology · Biology · Fish · Fishery · Fishing · Geography · Iron Age · Shore · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
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