Pigs from six medieval sites in Flanders : a multiple methodological approach to the study of their husbandry development
This study considers the effects that variations in living conditions have on animals, in particular pigs, and how these differences can be examined using the archaeological record. A wider theme examines whether changes in the husbandry of animals can be understood more clearly and recognised more accurately by employing recently developing techniques and whether any of these could be beneficial to use as standard practice. It investigates how, using a much wider than normal range of approaches zooarchaeological evidence at archaeological sites can be used to answer questions about husbandry in a much better way than any of the approaches in isolation. This research used six key faunal assemblages from sites in Western Flanders as case studies to investigate these questions, with a particular focus reserved for pigs. The sites used for the primary research comprised Raversijde (15th century AD), Koekelare (15th century AD), Ename (14th century AD), Londerzeel (13th-14th centuries AD), Veurne (10th-11th centuries AD) and Oudenberg (4th century AD), all sites from Western Flanders and predominantly dating to the medieval period. The sites exhibited differences in both physical location and social context which
Drew, Carrie Ann
Pigs from six medieval sites in Flanders : a multiple methodological approach to the study of their husbandry development. This study considers the effects that variations in living conditions have on animals, in particular pigs, and how these differences can be examined using the archaeological record. A wider theme examines whether changes in the husbandry of animals can be understood more clearly and recognised more accurately by employing recently developing techniques and whether any of these could be beneficial to use as standard practice. It investigates how, using a much wider than normal range of approaches zooarchaeological evidence at archaeological sites can be used to answer questions about husbandry in a much better way than any of the approaches in isolation. This research used six key faunal assemblages from sites in Western Flanders as case studies to investigate these questions, with a particular focus reserved for pigs. The sites used for the primary research comprised Raversijde (15th century AD), Koekelare (15th century AD), Ename (14th century AD), Londerzeel (13th-14th centuries AD), Veurne (10th-11th centuries AD) and Oudenberg (4th century AD), all sites from Western Flanders and predominantly dating to the medieval period. The sites exhibited differences in both physical location and social context which
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