Dear Colin;
This is a little off-topic since it isn`t cod, but a nice study of ethnic butchering patterns of large fish (with a symbolic basis) nonetheless:
Collet, S. (1987). "Rituel de mort et rituel de partition dans la chasse à l'Espadon." Anthropozoologica. Premier no. spécial.: 39-44.
Ariane Burke, Professeure Agrégée
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Université de Montréal
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Objet : [ZOOARCH] Fish butchery from the far north.
Hi All,
I have some interesting butchery marks coming out of a late medieval/early modern site from northern Norway. There are two phases where two separate butchery patterns appear exclusively on cod (Gadus morhua). I'll do my best to describe them to you. In the earliest phase I am finding cut marks only on the supracleithrum. These are sometimes in pairs, but for the most part these are single cut marks. I have been describing these as "whittle marks" because they resemble the first cut one might make when they are about to whittle a piece of wood (if this makes sense). The second phase I am finding something entirely different. Here I am finding slicing of several bone elements. (In this context slicing refers to the bone being cut all the way through). Specifically the dentary, premaxilla, maxilla, subopercle, palatine, posttemporal and ribs all have what is best described as an angled slice (ca. 45 degrees). (In terms of the lateral skull bones this might be possible tongue extraction, but the slicing of the other bones is a mystery.).
I'm curious if anyone has ever come across anything like the above patterns? The latter pattern is quite intriguing and has created some interesting discussion up here as far as a possible indicator of ethnicity.
I apologize if my descriptions are not the best, but for those who are interested I would be happy to send you images.
Best,
Colin
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Colin P. Amundsen
Anthropology, City University of New York (Ph.D. program)
c\o Tromsø University, Institute of Archaeology
Tromsø 9037
Norway
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