Both introduced and extinct: the fallow deer of Roman Mallorca
The archaeological record concerning the distribution and timing of fallow deer translocation across the Mediterranean has been growing in the last years. This knowledge has provided important insights into the movement, trade patterns and ideology of past societies. Unfortunately, the dispersal of...
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| author | Valenzuela, Alejandro Baker, Karis Carden, Ruth F. Evans, Jane Higham, Thomas Hoelzel, A. Rus Lamb, Angela L. Madgwick, Richard Miller, Holly Alcover, Josep Antoni Cau, Miguel Ángel Sykes, Naomi |
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| description | The archaeological record concerning the distribution and timing of fallow deer translocation across the Mediterranean has been growing in the last years. This knowledge has provided important insights into the movement, trade patterns and ideology of past societies. Unfortunately, the dispersal of fallow deer to the western part of the Mediterranean is insufficiently understood. To fill this gap, this article presents the results of a multidisciplinary investigation (combining the zooarchaeological evidence with AMS radiocarbon dating, isotope analyses and preliminary aDNA results) from a set of remains recovered from archaeological sites on Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean). The purpose is to explore the timing, circumstances and meaning of the fallow deer's introduction to this island, as well as their subsequent management and extirpation. The results of these proxies confirm the arrival of the fallow deer during the Roman period and, after a short expansion with the establishment of vivaria, its disappearance after the Byzantine period. |
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| spelling | nottingham-531022020-05-04T18:14:49Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53102/ Both introduced and extinct: the fallow deer of Roman Mallorca Valenzuela, Alejandro Baker, Karis Carden, Ruth F. Evans, Jane Higham, Thomas Hoelzel, A. Rus Lamb, Angela L. Madgwick, Richard Miller, Holly Alcover, Josep Antoni Cau, Miguel Ángel Sykes, Naomi The archaeological record concerning the distribution and timing of fallow deer translocation across the Mediterranean has been growing in the last years. This knowledge has provided important insights into the movement, trade patterns and ideology of past societies. Unfortunately, the dispersal of fallow deer to the western part of the Mediterranean is insufficiently understood. To fill this gap, this article presents the results of a multidisciplinary investigation (combining the zooarchaeological evidence with AMS radiocarbon dating, isotope analyses and preliminary aDNA results) from a set of remains recovered from archaeological sites on Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean). The purpose is to explore the timing, circumstances and meaning of the fallow deer's introduction to this island, as well as their subsequent management and extirpation. The results of these proxies confirm the arrival of the fallow deer during the Roman period and, after a short expansion with the establishment of vivaria, its disappearance after the Byzantine period. Elsevier 2016-10-31 Article PeerReviewed Valenzuela, Alejandro, Baker, Karis, Carden, Ruth F., Evans, Jane, Higham, Thomas, Hoelzel, A. Rus, Lamb, Angela L., Madgwick, Richard, Miller, Holly, Alcover, Josep Antoni, Cau, Miguel Ángel and Sykes, Naomi (2016) Both introduced and extinct: the fallow deer of Roman Mallorca. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 9 . pp. 168-177. ISSN 2352-409X Fallow deer; Roman; AMS dating; Stable isotopes; Genetics; Osteometrics; Western Mediterranean https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X16303029?via%3Dihub doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.038 doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.038 |
| spellingShingle | Fallow deer; Roman; AMS dating; Stable isotopes; Genetics; Osteometrics; Western Mediterranean Valenzuela, Alejandro Baker, Karis Carden, Ruth F. Evans, Jane Higham, Thomas Hoelzel, A. Rus Lamb, Angela L. Madgwick, Richard Miller, Holly Alcover, Josep Antoni Cau, Miguel Ángel Sykes, Naomi Both introduced and extinct: the fallow deer of Roman Mallorca |
| title | Both introduced and extinct: the fallow deer of Roman Mallorca |
| title_full | Both introduced and extinct: the fallow deer of Roman Mallorca |
| title_fullStr | Both introduced and extinct: the fallow deer of Roman Mallorca |
| title_full_unstemmed | Both introduced and extinct: the fallow deer of Roman Mallorca |
| title_short | Both introduced and extinct: the fallow deer of Roman Mallorca |
| title_sort | both introduced and extinct: the fallow deer of roman mallorca |
| topic | Fallow deer; Roman; AMS dating; Stable isotopes; Genetics; Osteometrics; Western Mediterranean |
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