At Catalhoyuk we are supposing that wild boar would have inhabited local marshland; no reason to think that there were domestic pigs, so it is not a matter of herding strategy.
Nerissa Russell
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Anthropology
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
(607) 255-6790
________________________________________
From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jacqui Mulville [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 3:47 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Pigs and marshland
At the ASWA confernce in Brussels there was some conversation around the use of marshland for pigs (e.g that found around Catal etc) - does anyone have historical, ethanographic or archaeological evidence for this? Also accounts of seasonal movement other than to/from woodland?
We are examining strontium isotopic signals for pig diet/movement and need to consider the full range of potential pig wanderings as we need to consider that they were not always kept locally.
Thanks for any insights or references.
Jacqui Mulville (PhD),
On research leave Sept 2011 to Sept 2012
School of History, Archaeology and Religion,
Cardiff University, Humanities Building, Colum Drive, CARDIFF, CF10 3EU
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/share/contactsandpeople/academicstaff/K-O/mulville-jacqui-dr-overview_new.html
Tel: + 44 (0) 29 2087 4247
Fax: + 44 (0) 29 2087 4929
|