Fish for the city
Meta-analysis of archaeological cod remains and the growth of London's northern trade
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3509331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Orton (0000-0003-4069-8004, University College London), David C Orton, James Morris (0000-0002-7048-8844, Museum of London Archaeology), Alison Locker (University of Andorra), James H Barrett (0000-0002-6683-9891, University of Cambridge) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 340 |
| Pages | 516-530 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00101152 |
| OpenAlex | W2109813767 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 52 |
| References cited | 17 |
The growth of medieval cities in Northern Europe placed new demands on food supply, and led to the import of fish from increasingly distant fishing grounds. Quantitative analysis of cod remains from London provides revealing insight into the changing patterns of supply that can be related to known historical events and circumstances. In particular it identifies a marked increase in imported cod from the thirteenth century AD. That trend continued into the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, after a short downturn, perhaps attributable to the impact of the Black Death, in the mid fourteenth century. The detailed pattern of fluctuating abundance illustrates the potential of archaeological information that is now available from the high-quality urban excavations conducted in London and similar centres during recent decades
Ancient history · Archaeology · Biology · Excavation · Fifteenth · Fish · Fish <Actinopterygii> · Fishery · Fishing · Geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History
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| Citation types | Neutral: 45 |