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Article Reference Stable isotope evidence for late medieval (14th-15th C) origins of the eastern Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) fishery
Although recent historical ecology studies have extended quantitative knowledge of eastern Baltic cod (Gadus morhua)exploitation back as far as the 16th century, the historical origin of the modern fishery remains obscure. Widespreadarchaeological evidence for cod consumption around the eastern Baltic littoral emerges around the 13th century, threecenturies before systematic documentation, but it is not clear whether this represents (1) development of a substantialeastern Baltic cod fishery, or (2) large-scale importation of preserved cod from elsewhere. To distinguish between thesehypotheses we use stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis to determine likely catch regions of 74 cod vertebrae andcleithra from 19 Baltic archaeological sites dated from the 8th to the 16th centuries.d13C and d15N signatures for six possiblecatch regions were established using a larger sample of archaeological cod cranial bones (n=249). The data stronglysupport the second hypothesis, revealing widespread importation of cod during the 13th to 14th centuries, most of itprobably from Arctic Norway. By the 15th century, however, eastern Baltic cod dominate within our sample, indicating thedevelopment of a substantial late medieval fishery. Potential human impact on cod stocks in the eastern Baltic must thus betaken into account for at least the last 600 years
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Article Reference Numérisation des restes humains néandertaliens belges : préservation patrimoniale et exploitation scientifique
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Article Reference MARS: multimedia archaeological research system
26. Semal P., Cornelissen E. & Cauwe N., 2004. MARS: multimedia archaeological research system. Notae Praehistoricae, 24 : 203-208.
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Article Reference Collections de la Grotte de Spy: (re)découvertes et inventaire anthropologique
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Article Reference Considération sur l'alimentation des Néolithiques du Bassin mosan : usures dentaires et analyses isotopiques du collagène osseux
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Article Reference Etude d’une face humaine découverte dans les niveaux “ gravettiens ” des dépôts de pente de la grotte de Spy. Fouilles de Fr. Twiesselmann (1950-54)
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Article Reference Dierenresten uit een vroege Swifterbank-nederzetting te Doel-Deurganckdok (Vlaanderen, België): jachtwild, maar vooral veel vis
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Article Reference Evaluatieonderzoek van een steentijd- en vroege bronstijdsite in Mechelen-Zennegat (Antwerpen, B)
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Article Reference The genus Aphanius Nardo 1827 (Pisces: Cyprinodontidae) in Turkey
The Turkish species of the Cyprinodontiform genus Aphanius Nardo 1827 are described. The naming used follows Wildekamp (1993) (1) as the latest available revision. Information is given on morphology, sexual dimorphism, colouration and distribution, as well as remarks on taxonomy, nomenclature, distribution, variability and conservation. Comments are given on the Lazara (1995) (2) revalidation of Lebias as a distinct genus. It is shown that Valenciennes (1846) (3) is the first revisor of Lebias, and not Lazara, and that Aphanius should be maintained as a genus. The taxon Aphanius chantrei (Galliard 1895) is regarded as a junior synonym of Aphanius danfordii (Boulenger 1890), a lectotype for A. danfordii is designated and a more detailed type locality is given.
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Article Reference Archaeozoological evidence for the former presence of spotted-necked otter ( Lutra maculicollis ) in Egypt
A description is given of the skeletal remains of otter discovered at the Late Palaeolithic fishing sites Makhadma 2 and 4. This is the second archaeozoological find of otter in Egypt and the first one that allows an identification at species level. The possible reasons for the rarity of otter remains in sites along the Egyptian Nile are discussed as well as the possible causes for the present-day local extinction of the species. The consequences of these bone finds for the interpretation of animal depictions and statuettes in ancient Egyptian art are briefly mentioned.
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