Pannage, pulses and pigs: Isotopic and zooarchaeological evidence for changing pig management practices in later medieval England

Medieval Archaeology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 234-259

  Hamilton, Julie ^a   Thomas, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84878277201     PISSN: 00766097     EISSN: 1745817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/0076609712Z.0000000008     Document Type: Review

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