Literature type: Scientific
Journal: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
Volume: 24 , Pages: 365–377
DOI: 10.1002/oa.2367
Language:
English
Full reference: Gotfredsen, A.B. 2013. Birds in subsistence and culture at viking age sites in Denmark. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 24: 365–377 https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1002/oa.2367
Keywords: Denmark, wildfowling, falconry, status, symbolic significance, domestic fowl, Viking Age
Abstract:
This paper reviews the evidence for consumption and use of birds at Danish Viking Age sites. The presence and diversity of wild and domestic bird species were studied on the basis of the avian material retrieved from sites representing a wide range of different habitats covering a period from the Late Germanic Iron Age to early medieval times (ca 5th–12th centuries AD). A large diversity of at least 20 avian families with more than 60 taxa in addition to domestic fowl was documented. Although variation in species diversity and abundance in the assemblages were influenced by recovery methods, some genuine differences emerged regarding site type as well as topographical and geographic variation. Marked differences among avian species within certain bird families were revealed; herons (Ardeidae), birds of prey (Accipitridae), cranes (Gruidae), tetraonids (Tetraonidae) and waders (Scolopacidae) occurred more commonly at certain categories of sites such as high-status manorial and early urban sites. The usage of eagle feathers was evidenced by cut marks on eagle wing bones and falconry was documented at a few high-status sites.
Literature type: Scientific
Journal: Wildfowl
Volume: 34 , Pages: 153-162.
Language:
English
Full reference: Hillgarth, N., Kear, J. & Horky, K. 1983. Mortality of the northern geese in captivity. Wildfowl 34: 153-162.
Keywords: longevity, mortality, age, death, cause, peritonitis, pneumonia, cardiac, aspergillosis, lead, trauma, seasonal
Literature type: Book
Language:
Swedish
Full reference: Ekman, S. 1922. Djurvärldens utbredningshistoria på Skandinaviska halvön. [Distribution history of animals at the Scandinavian peninsular.] , Albert Bonniers Förlag, Stockholm. 614s.
Keywords: Scandinavia, distribution history, climate, faune changes, Finnmark, limitsmigration, arctic, ice age
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