Archaeo-ichthyological evidence for long-term socioeconomic trends in Northern Scotland: 3500 BC to AD 1500

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 353-388

  Barrett, James H ^a   Nicholson, Rebecca A ^b   Cerón Carrasco, Ruby ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture contact; Fish trade; Fishing; Inter assemblage comparison; Scotland; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; FISHERY PRODUCTION; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033117310     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0336     Document Type: Article

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