Dear ZOOARCH:
Some years ago I tried to find a method to to reconstruct the herds and
flocks starting from a Bronze Age site (Coppa Nevigata) in the South of
Italy. It concerns the Mediterranean environment and many questionable
comparisons with pre-modern Italian rural customs. But maybe these
references could be of some interest to you.
Siracusano G., 2004. Archeozoo-ecological footprints: how sustainable was
cattle raising and breeding? M.Maltby ed. Integrating Archaeozoology.
Proceedings of the 9th ICAZ Conference, Durham 2002, Oxbow Books 2003.
If you read italian, I could send:
Siracusano G. 2001, Lo sviluppo sostenibile nel sito di Coppa Nevigata, Atti
del 20° Convegno Nazionale sulla Preistoria, Protostoria e Storia della
Daunia, S. Severo, pp. 219-236.
Siracusano G. 2005, Demografia zootecnica dell'Età del Bronzo a Coppa
Nevigata, In: Atti del 3° Convegno Nazionale A.I.A.Z., Siracusa, 3-5
novembre 2000, Fiore I., Malerba G., Ghilardi S. (a cura di), Istituto
Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Roma, pp. 45-68.
Cheers
Giovanni Siracusano
Liceo Scientifico Malpighi
Roma
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Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] how many cattle does a farmer need.....
> That enquiry may be starting from the wrong place. 'Crofters', whether
> needing 50 sheep or not, were paying some form of rent, so had to
> produce a surplus beyond subsistence needs. Was that the case in the
> Neolithic? Who knows. But not knowing that, we should beware of using
> ethnohistorical examples that may not be good analogues.
>
> Better, perhaps, would be to estimate some figures for extended family
> subsistence needs, then model livestock numbers based on best- and
> worst-likely yields.
>
> Terry
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jacqui Mulville
> Sent: 10 November 2008 11:52
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> Subject: [ZOOARCH] how many cattle does a farmer need.....
>
>
> Another general query.....any suggestions?
>
> Dear Jacqui,
>
> A collegue has asked me to enquire from you if you know the source of a
> quote that crofters would need 50 sheep in order to survive a year. If
> you have any figures on how many sheep, cows and bulls were consderd the
> minimum by such farming groups that would be appreciated. He is trying
> to work out how much livestock Neolithic farmers might have needed in
> order to survive a year.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Paul.
>
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