New data about the consumption of fish from the Alsace Region, France

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ID4674253
AuthorsA Borvon (0000-0002-7432-2518, Equipe Archéologies Environnementales UMR 7041 ArScAn Nanterre France, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume29
Issue3
Pages407-419
Publication date2019-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.2769
OpenAlexW2944851270
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

This study provides an overview of 11 archaeological sites that yielded fish bone remains from the Roman period through medieval to modern contexts. It brings new knowledge about the consumption of fish for the Alsace region. Although the numbers of remains vary greatly, some diachronic comparisons are possible. The majority of the species represented in the assemblages from the inland sites sampled were freshwater fishes, together with a few migratory fishes. Most individuals were small-sized fishes, which may explain the type of structure analysed, for instance, latrines. Two wels catfish vertebrae indicate the presence of this species in France. European marine fishes such as cod and flatfish are very rare, and the importation of marine fish began more recently. However, some herring bones found in the Roman and early medieval period make a straightforward interpretation more difficult

Archaeology · Art · Biology · Fish · Fish bone · Fishery · Geography · Herring · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

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