From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda
Barbuda and Antigua's national animal is the fallow deer, Dama dama dama, a species native to the eastern Mediterranean that has been transported around the world by people during the last 8,000 years. The timing and circumstances by which fallow deer came to be established on Barbuda are curre...
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| author | Perdikaris, Sophia Bain, Allison Baker, Karis Grouard, Sandrine Gonzalez, Edith Hoelzel, A. Rus Miller, Holly Sykes, Naomi |
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| description | Barbuda and Antigua's national animal is the fallow deer, Dama dama dama, a species native to the eastern Mediterranean that has been transported around the world by people during the last 8,000 years. The timing and circumstances by which fallow deer came to be established on Barbuda are currently uncertain but, by examining documentary, osteological and genetic evidence, this paper will consider the validity of existing theories. It will review the dynamics of human-Dama relationships from the 1500s AD to the present day and consider how the meaning attached to this species has changed through time: from a symbol of colonial authority and dominance, to a 'walking larder' after the slave emancipation of 1834, and now an important part of the island's economy and cultural heritage that requires careful management. |
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| spelling | nottingham-438592020-05-04T18:57:50Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43859/ From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda Perdikaris, Sophia Bain, Allison Baker, Karis Grouard, Sandrine Gonzalez, Edith Hoelzel, A. Rus Miller, Holly Sykes, Naomi Barbuda and Antigua's national animal is the fallow deer, Dama dama dama, a species native to the eastern Mediterranean that has been transported around the world by people during the last 8,000 years. The timing and circumstances by which fallow deer came to be established on Barbuda are currently uncertain but, by examining documentary, osteological and genetic evidence, this paper will consider the validity of existing theories. It will review the dynamics of human-Dama relationships from the 1500s AD to the present day and consider how the meaning attached to this species has changed through time: from a symbol of colonial authority and dominance, to a 'walking larder' after the slave emancipation of 1834, and now an important part of the island's economy and cultural heritage that requires careful management. Taylor & Francis 2017-07-31 Article PeerReviewed Perdikaris, Sophia, Bain, Allison, Baker, Karis, Grouard, Sandrine, Gonzalez, Edith, Hoelzel, A. Rus, Miller, Holly and Sykes, Naomi (2017) From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda. Environmental Archaeology . pp. 1-9. ISSN 1749-6314 Barbuda; Fallow deer; history; DNA; osteometrics; Zooarchaeology http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14614103.2017.1349027 doi:10.1080/14614103.2017.1349027 doi:10.1080/14614103.2017.1349027 |
| spellingShingle | Barbuda; Fallow deer; history; DNA; osteometrics; Zooarchaeology Perdikaris, Sophia Bain, Allison Baker, Karis Grouard, Sandrine Gonzalez, Edith Hoelzel, A. Rus Miller, Holly Sykes, Naomi From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda |
| title | From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda |
| title_full | From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda |
| title_fullStr | From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda |
| title_full_unstemmed | From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda |
| title_short | From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda |
| title_sort | from icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of barbuda |
| topic | Barbuda; Fallow deer; history; DNA; osteometrics; Zooarchaeology |
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