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Environ Archaeol 10 (2)
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Title:
Environ Archaeol 10 (2)
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Series:
Circaea
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Volume:
10 (2)
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Journal
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Editor:
Ingrid L Mainland
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Publisher:
Maney Publishing
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Year of Publication:
2005
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BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/env/2005/00000010/00000002
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Created Date:
08 Aug 2007
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New evidence for the date of introduction of the house mouse, Mus musculus domesticus Schwartz & Schwartz, and the field mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus (L.), to Shetland
Rebecca A Nicholson
Pauline Barber
Julie M Bond
143 - 151
The paper presents new evidence to challenge the accepted view that both the house mouse Mus musculus domesticus and the field mouse Apodemus sylvaticus were introduced to Shetland by the Vikings. Archaeological remains of both Mus and Apodemus have been recovered from the site of Old Scatness broch. While both mice were present in deposits dating to around the period of early Viking incursions, Apodemus has also been identified in a number of deposits dated to the Middle Iron Age (200 BC -- AD 400), while Mus bones have been recovered from two well sealed contexts also of Middle Iron Age date.
Detecting the seasonal slaughtering of domestic mammals; inferences from the detailed recording of tooth er...
Anton Ervynck
153 - 169
It has been proposed that the detailed recording of tooth eruption and wear could shed light on the evaluation of seasonal slaughtering patterns in medieval domestic pig populations. However, criticisms have been raised against the methodology proposed, necessitating a review of data obtained and an evaluation of possible methodological biases. The contribution presents an attempt to deal with the problems outlined on a theoretical basis, and uses a number of case studies to elucidate the methodological problems involved. The results of the analysis indicate that the reliability of the Grant method could well differ per species, most probably including fewer inherent problems for domestic pigs than for sheep (and cattle).
Modern Coleoptera from non-cereal thatch: a poor analogue for roofing material from the arch...
David N Smith
John Letts
Mike Jones
171 - 178
Five Coleoptera faunas recovered from modern non-cereal roofing thatches (potato stem, bracken, water reed, heather and gorse) were analysed to determine whether phytophage taxa contained in the thatch would correspond to the material used. The absence of matching phytophage species suggests that these insects would have limited potential to allow the identification of these types of roofing material in the archaeological record.
Book Reviews
Louis L Chaix
217 - 224
Includes a review of Lauwerier, R. and Plug, 1. (eds.) 2004. The Future from the Past. Archaeozoology in Wildlife Conservation and Heritage Management (Proceedings of the 9th ICAZ Conference, Durham 2002). Oxford: Oxbow Books. ISBN 1-84217-1151. 175 pp. £40 (hardback) by Louis Chaix. SH
