Active Whaling, Opportunistic Scavenging or Long-Distance Trading: Zooarchaeological, Palaeoproteomic, and Historical Analyses on Whale Exploitation and Bone Working in Anglo-Saxon Hamwic

IF 0.8 3区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI:10.1080/00766097.2023.2204674

Y. van den Hurk, I. Riddler, K. McGrath, C. Speller

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Abstract

THE ANGLO-SAXON SITE OF HAMWIC (modern Southampton, Hampshire, UK) has been identified as a major bone-working centre. Besides antler and terrestrial mammal bone, cetacean bone has been recovered in high quantities. These specimens primarily represent working waste. Using peptide mass fingerprinting of bone collagen (ZooMS), it was determined that the majority of these specimens derive from the currently highly endangered population of North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis). Limited historical sources appear to suggest that whaling was undertaken by the Anglo-Saxons, or by the Normans on the other side of the English Channel prior to the eleventh century ad. Nevertheless, the primary method of acquisition for whale bone was through opportunistic scavenging and trading.

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主动捕鲸，机会主义拾荒或长途贸易:动物考古学，古蛋白质组学，以及对盎格鲁-撒克逊Hamwic鲸鱼开发和骨骼加工的历史分析

汉普郡安格罗-沙逊遗址（现代英国汉普郡南安普顿）已被确定为一个主要的骨骼工作中心。除了鹿角和陆生哺乳动物的骨头外，鲸目动物的骨头也被大量回收。这些样本主要代表工作废物。使用骨胶原蛋白的肽质量指纹图谱（ZooMS），确定这些标本中的大多数来自目前高度濒危的北大西洋露脊鲸（Eubalaena glacialis）种群。有限的历史资料似乎表明，在公元11世纪之前，捕鲸是由盎格鲁-撒克逊人或英吉利海峡对岸的诺曼人进行的。然而，获取鲸骨的主要方法是通过机会主义的拾荒和交易。

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期刊介绍： The Society for Medieval Archaeology exists to further the study of the period from the 5th to the 16th century A.D. by publishing a journal of international standing dealing primarily with the archaeological evidence, and by other means such as by holding regular meetings and arranging conferences. It aims to serve as a medium for co-ordinating the work of archaeologists with that of historians and scholars in any other discipline relevant to this field. While maintaining a special concern for the medieval archaeology of Britain and Ireland, the Society seeks to support and advance the international study of this period. The journal provides a forum for the discussion of important finds and developments within this period from anywhere in the world.