I am in the process of entering (or getting someone to help me enter) all the
literature mentioned in ZOOARCH onto endnote and then finding a way to make it
available to all via the web. If anyone has already taken on this onerous task
please do let me know, if not I shall continue. I feel that a quicker way to
search the archive for references would be of use - and I may be able to get
some students to help me.
Also - to extend the pine martin debate - in a search of my office I found I
had a pine martin box file in a corner - with a couple of papers refering to
earlier useage of pine martins. A review by Ruth Charles on Meso animals and a
paper by Peter RC on the site of Ringkloster with pine martin present.
Not entirely relevant but maybe of some interest use.
Charles, R.
The exploitation of carnivores and other fur-bearing mammals during the
North-Western European Late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic. Oxford Journal of
Archaeology, 16 (3) 1997. 253-277
Rowly-Conwy, R.C. 1995
Meat, Furs and Skins: Mesolithic Animal Bones from Ringkloster, a Seasonal
Hunting Camp in Jutland.
Journal of Danish Archaeology 12 87-98
Jacqui
>>> Ingrid Mainland <[log in to unmask]> 15/03/2006 15:10 >>>
Following on from Jacqui's Western isles folks importing badgers and
pine martens, or bits of them at least - there is pine marten
identified from Orkney, where it also isn't native - here the
context was a Neolithic chambered tomb (Pierowall, Westray,report by
Finbar McCormack), but I don't recall the element represented.
Ingrid
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:05:22 +0000 Jacqui
Mulville <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The only pine martin I remember identifying was from IA Hebrides -
> where it is
> not a native species. A single tibia was recovered and had to have
> been imported
> to the islands - along with the badger which was only represented by a
> pair of
> jaws.
>
> Do you think it may be that jaws are elements that are easily
> identifiable to a
> particular species by most folk? And are therefore good
> representations of the
> entire beast? Teeth are often used in adornment, and carnivore teeth
> no matter
> how small are sharp and interesting.
>
> Pine martins could also be related to wild woods - as secretive forest
> creatures could they have attributes that have relevance to your
> individual in
> your burial(s).
>
> Anyhow enough speculation.
>
> jacqui
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> >>> lena strid <[log in to unmask]> 15/03/2006 10:52 >>>
> One of the burials in the Swedish Skateholm site (mesolithic,
> ertebolle) had a
> pine marten jaw at its elbow, IIRC. Whether it was for purely
> decorative
> purposes or if it had some totemistic significance in unknown.
>
> All my reference books are sadly not in this country, so perhaps one
> of the
> other Swedes on the list could help you more.
>
> /Lena
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Sarah Viner
> Sent: 15 March 2006 10:32
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> Subject: Pine Marten ritual use
>
>
> Dear all,
> I was wondering if anyone could help with information regarding two
> unusual
> specimens, photos of both can be viewed at:
> http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/about/zooarchaeology/images.html
>
> The first is a request for information from Liz Popescu regarding the
> ritual use of Pine Marten. A Pine Marten mandible was found at an Iron
> Age
> site in Burwell with a large hole pierced through it. In addition, a
> complete Pine Marten skeleton was recovered from a Bronze Age ritual
> site
> at Babraham road. Can anyone provide any comparable examples of Pine
> Marten
> finds or references that discuss possible ritual use?
>
> <snip>
>
> Many thanks for any help,
> Sarah.
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Dr. Ingrid Mainland
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Dept. of Archaeological Sciences
University of Bradford
West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP
UK
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