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West Stow, Suffolk: Early Anglo-Saxon Animal Husbandry

By Pam J. Crabtree

Book information

Publisher
Suffolk County Planning Department
Year
1989
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
27 MB (28179920 bytes)
Series
East Anglian Archaeology, 47
Pages
124\128
Topic
History Archaeology
Time added
2022-07-09 16:03:58

Description

The animal bones from West Stow represent one of the largest and best preserved faunal assemblages that has been analysed in Britain to date. Approximately two tons of animal bone is studied for its contribution to early Anglo-Saxon husbandry and hunting practices, by showing species ratios, kill-patterns and butchery practices. The West Stow subsistence system is argued to have adaptability as its outstanding characteristics, followed by continuity with pre-Saxon animal husbandry patterns in Britain. Implications for the effect of the Adventus Saxonum are discussed from this zooarchaeological evidence. Contents v List of Plates v List of Figures vi List of Tables vii Foreword and Acknowledgements ix Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Chapter 2. The Composition of the Faunal Assemblage 6 Chapter 3. Measurement 29 Chapter 4. Ageing 69 Chapter 5. Butchery and Other Cut Marks on Bone 97 Chapter 6. Conclusions 106 Endnotes 109 Bibliography 110 Index 113

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