The development of animal husbandry from the Late Iron Age to the end of the Roman period: a case study from South-East Britain

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1828-1848

  Albarella, Umberto ^a   Johnstone, Cluny ^b   Vickers, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biometry; Britain; Iron Age; Livestock improvement; Roman

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BIOMETRY; ECONOMIC HISTORY; IRON AGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; ROMAN ERA;

ENGLAND; ESSEX [ENGLAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 43249094952     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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