Rise and Fall of a Medieval Trade Centre
Economic Change from Viking Haithabu to Medieval Schleswig Revealed by Stable Isotope Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7175745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gisela Grupe (0000-0002-2731-2296, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, corresponding author), Claus Von Carnap-Bornheim, Claus Von Carnap‐bornheim (Stiftung Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesmuseen, corresponding author), Cornelia Becker (0000-0003-4161-4407, Freie Universität Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 137-166 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-9571 • E-ISSN: 1741-2722 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1179/1461957112y.0000000021 |
| OpenAlex | W2004776732 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 22 |
Viking Haithabu and its successor, the medieval town of Schleswig, were important international trade centres. Human skeletal finds spanning a period of approximately 400 years represent the bodily relics of the former inhabitants, who witnessed the rise and fall of these trade centres. Analysis of δ 13 C and δ 15 N from bone collagen was performed to reconstruct and detect changes in dietary preferences over time. A comparison with the respective isotopic data obtained from a large archaeofaunal sample resulted in a classic ‘mixing muddle’ that could only be deciphered using isotope mass balance mixing models applied on an individual basis. It was found that the overall subsistence economy shifted over time from a focus on fishing to one based predominantly on farming. The move to utilizing a new main source of protein did not impair overall protein supply. In addition, changing living conditions experienced by the inhabitants of Schleswig may have led to a change in infant nursing strategy
Agriculture · Archaeology · Geography · Subsistence agriculture · Successor cardinal · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Isotope Analysis in Ecology
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| Citations per year | 0.92 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |