'The mystery of husbandry': Medieval animals and the problem of integrating historical and archaeological evidence

Antiquity

Volumn 73, Issue 282, 1999, Pages 867-875

  Albarella, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Archaeozoology; Britain; Documents; Economy; Husbandry; Medieval

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEDIEVAL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033383763     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00065601     Document Type: Article

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