Wild to domestic and back again: the dynamics of fallow deer management in medieval England (c. 11th-16th century AD)

Wild to domestic and back again: the dynamics of fallow deer management in medieval England (c. 11th-16th century AD)

This paper presents the results of the first comprehensive scientific study of the fallow deer, a non-native species whose medieval-period introduction to Britain transformed the cultural landscape. It brings together data from traditional zooarchaeological analyses with those derived from new agein...

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Main Authors: Naomi Sykes, Gema Ayton, Frazer Bowen, Karis Baker, Polydora Baker, Ruth F. Carden, Craig Dicken, Jane Evans, A. Rus Hoelzel, Thomas F.G. Higham, Richard Jones, Angela Lamb, Robert Liddiard, Richard Madgwick, Holly Miller, Clare Rainsford, Peta Sawyer, Richard Thomas, Christopher Ward, Fay Worley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Archaeological Research
Subjects:
medieval
parks
fallow deer
genetics
isotope analysis
zooarchaeology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20548923.2016.1208027

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20548923.2016.1208027

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