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Evidence for Seasonality and Processing of Fish for Preservation in the Northern Isles of Scotland During the Iron Age and Norse Times

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ID22991387
AuthorsRuby Cerón-Carrasco (University of Edinburgh, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume3
Issue1
Pages73-80
Publication date1998-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironmental Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-4103 • E-ISSN: 1749-6314
PublisherManey Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/env.1998.3.1.73
OpenAlexW2073946305
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited2

Evidence from fish remains recovered from two sites in the Northern Isles of Scotland is compared to modern data on fish ecology and ethnographic evidence to assess seasonality in terms of resource availability and its implications for economic activities.

Biology · Commercial fishing · Fish <Actinopterygii> · Fish processing · Fishery · Fishing · Geography · Resource (disambiguation) · Seasonality · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Historical Studies of British Isles · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0.29
Citation span2005 - 2026 (22)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 5

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