33713
Author
Clutton-Brock, Juliet; Noe-Nygaard, Nanna
Title Of Article Chaper
New osteological and C-isotope evidence on Mesolithic dogs: companions to hunters and fishers at Star Carr, Seamer Carr and Kongemose
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of archaeological science
Volume
17
Issue
6
Pages
643-653
Collation
plates, figs.
Reference Bibliography
refs.
ISSN
0305-4403
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Remains of domestic dog come from the two northern Yorkshire sites and from Kongemose in Denmark. The Seamer Carr dog bones have yielded a stable carbon isotope ratio which indicates a mainly marine diet, as did the Kongemose dogs. This suggests that the dogs normally lived on the seashore but died while on hunting trips inland. It is concluded that the three sites represent hunting stations that were visited throughout the year by coast dwellers. The butchery evidence supports this hypothesis.
Keywords
dog;bone;diet;environmental archaeology;archaeozoology; osteology
pub_id
33713