Changes in the size and shape of domestic mammals across the North Atlantic region over time. The effects of environment and economy on bone growth of livestock from the Neolithic to the Post Medieval period with particular reference to the Scandinavian expansion westwards.

Changes in the size and shape of domestic mammals across the North Atlantic region over time. The effects of environment and economy on bone growth of livestock from the Neolithic to the Post Medieval period with particular reference to the Scandinavian expansion westwards.

A large database of domestic mammal bone measurements from sites across Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the Northern and Western Isles of Scotland is presented. The reasons for variations in bone growth of domestic ungulates are examined in detail; nutrition is identified as a key factor...

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Main Author: Cussans, Julia E.
Other Authors: Bond, Julie M.
Language:en
Published: University of Bradford 2013
Subjects:
Archaeology
Archaeozoology
Sheep
Biometry
Growth
Nutrition
North Atlantic
Climate
Iron Age
Norse
Mammal bones
Greenland
Iceland
Faroe Islands
Northern and Western Isles of Scotland
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5734

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http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5734

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