Neolithic cod (Gadus morhua) and herring (Clupea harengus) fisheries in the Baltic Sea, in the light of fine-mesh sieving: A comparative study of subfossil fishbone from the late Stone Age sites at Ajvide, Gotland, Sweden and Jettböle, Åland, Finland

Environmental Archaeology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-185

  Olson, Carina ^a   Walther, Yvonne ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Fisheries Board   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aquatic environments; Fine mesh sieving; Fish faunas; Fish sizes; Fishing strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949125515     PISSN: 14614103     EISSN: 17496314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174963107x226435     Document Type: Article

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