Fish species richness, resourse availability, and human selectivity reflected in the fish bone material from a medieval Franciscan friary in the Baltic Sea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6457451 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beatrice Krooks (0000-0002-7247-3793, Uppsala University, corresponding author), Hanna Kivikero (0000-0002-6396-2288, University of Helsinki) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 918-935 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1556-4894 • E-ISSN: 1556-1828 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15564894.2024.2405817 |
| OpenAlex | W4403781530 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
Fish and fishing in the Baltic Sea during the Middle Ages is partly known through research on historical records and zooarchaeological materials, and combinations of them. Due to the uneven distribution of written records and research focus, much is known about the large-scale cod and herring fisheries in the southern parts of the Baltic Sea. However, in the northern parts of the Baltic Sea, both large-scale and small local fisheries are less researched. This article considers the species richness, resource availability, and human selection identifiable in these sources. Zooarchaeological material from the Franciscan friary on the island of Kökar in the Åland archipelago will be discussed in relation to zooarchaeological and written sources from the Castle of Kastelholm (Åland). Historical records identify the friary as having taxation rights to large-scale seasonal catches of cod in the outer archipelago; how the friary collected this toll is unclear. It has been assumed, based on the historical records, that cod was the most consumed fish at the site. This study revealed that the zooarchaeological assemblage does not support the interpretation of cod as the most important fish for consumption at the friary during the Medieval Period (AD 1450–1530
Archaeology · Baltic sea · Biology · Fish · Fish bone · Fishery · Geography · Species richness · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |