Sources of Meat in Colonial Diets
Faunal Evidence from Two Nineteenth Century Tasmanian Whaling Stations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9388458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Lawrence (0000-0002-4920-2776, La Trobe University, corresponding author), C M Tucker (0000-0003-3151-5376, La Trobe University), Catherine Tucker (0000-0001-5385-2803) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-34 |
| Publication date | 2002-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-4103 • E-ISSN: 1749-6314 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/env.2002.7.1.23 |
| OpenAlex | W1994998428 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 18 |
The analysis of faunal assemblages from two nineteenth century Tasmanian whaling stations provides information about meat in colonial diets. The assemblages include a combination of native mammal, bird, and fish species and European domesticates. The presence of diverse native species indicates occasional opportunistic hunting rather than a significant incorporation of local fauna in the subsistence system. The bulk of meat consumed was beef, pork, and mutton. Element representation and documentary evidence suggests that while the pork was almost certainly salted, the beef was a combination of fresh and preserved meat, and the mutton was fresh meat prepared locally. This analysis has implications for understanding colonial herd development and provisioning systems for maritime industries
Agriculture · Archaeology · Biology · Colonialism · Ethnology · Fauna · Fish · Fish <Actinopterygii> · Fishery · Geography · Mammal · Subsistence agriculture · Whaling · Zooarchaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |