Hens, Health and Husbandry
Integrated Approaches to Past Poultry-keeping in England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6095665 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B Tyr Fothergill (0000-0002-7896-4083), Joel Best (0000-0002-8943-5427), Julia Best, Alison Foster, Beatrice Demarchi (0000-0003-2938-9681) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Open Quaternary (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2055-298X • E-ISSN: 2055-298X |
| Publisher | Ubiquity Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5334/oq.34 |
| OpenAlex | W2748150380 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 35 |
This paper sheds new light on aspects of Roman and Anglo-Saxon chicken (Gallus gallus) husbandry and health through integrating analyses of chicken skeletal remains and eggshell from five archaeological sites in England (Fishbourne Roman Palace, Flixborough, Lyminge, Princesshay, and Uley). In addition to standardised archaeozoological study, over 10,400 chicken elements from these sites were subjected to palaeopathological and metrical analyses to clarify the relationship between husbandry methods and signs of disease and injury. Radiographic examination contributed to differential diagnosis of lesions and identification of medullary bone in complete appendicular elements. Eggshell examination was conducted on material from Flixborough using Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry and Scanning Electron Microscopy to identify species and developmental stage. Combined, these techniques demonstrate previously-unknown patterns of egg production and consumption. By integrating these approaches, our results reveal previously unconsidered aspects of chicken husbandry and illuminate the broader value and social impact of past chicken-human relationships from the first millennium AD
Animal husbandry · Archaeology · Biology · Eggshell · Geography · Veterinary medicine · Zoology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Medicine · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2021 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |