Tracing colonial animal trade and husbandry using stable isotope analyses

Domestic animals, particularly cattle and pigs, were a cornerstone of European colonial projects around the globe (ca. 1500-1900 AD). Livestock husbandry and trade provided not only a source of food, labour, and raw materials for daily life, but also held symbolic significance as a factor in establi...

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Main Author: Guiry, Eric
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59276