A Bird in the Hand: Data Collation and Novel Analysis of Avian Remains from South Uist, Outer Hebrides
A Bird in the Hand: Data Collation and Novel Analysis of Avian Remains from South Uist, Outer Hebrides
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手中的鸟：外赫布里底群岛南尤伊斯特鸟类遗骸的数据整理和新颖分析
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10.1002/oa.2381
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发表时间：
2014
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1
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Best J
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位于外赫布里底群岛的南乌伊斯特岛具有丰富的考古历史和丰富的生态景观，为人们提供了获取广泛鸟类资源的途径。在该岛过去的整个历史中，这些活动在当地居民的生存和生活中发挥了重要作用，但有时作用不大。本文通过分析新的骨骼组合及其与整理的现有鸟类资料的结合，探讨了南乌里斯特地区的鸟类和鸟类资源利用。数据集显示，南乌伊斯特的居民全年都在利用广泛的鸟类资源。一些物种被明确和反复地作为目标，而另一些物种则不经常或数量很少。确定了有针对性地使用海鸟，特定时期的涉禽和水禽捕获量有所增加。从海洋到沼泽的一系列栖息地被用于鸟类资源，并将采用几种捕获技术。证据还表明，鸟类是从更远的地方带走的。驯养家畜的引入可以追溯到铁器时代最初数量较少，到北欧时期驯养家畜数量增加。随着时间的推移，大海雀的数量显著减少。版权所有©2013 John Wiley&Sons，Ltd.
The island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides has a rich archaeological past and a rich ecotonal landscape, which provides access to a wide range of avian resources. Throughout the island's past, these have played an important but sometimes modest role in the subsistence and life of the local populations. This paper explores fowling and avian resource use on South Uist through the analysis of new bone assemblages and their integration with collated existing avian data. The dataset shows that the inhabitants of South Uist made use of a wide range of avian resources year round. Some species were specifically and repeatedly targeted, whereas others were exploited infrequently or in low numbers. A targeted use of seabirds was identified, with period‐specific increases in the capture of waders and waterfowl. A range of habitats from sea to moors were utilised for avian resources, and several capture techniques would have been employed. Evidence also suggests that birds were taken from further afield. The introduction of domesticates is traced from initially low numbers in the Iron Age to their increased occurrence in the Norse period. Over time, there is a notable decrease in the presence of great auk (Pinguinus impennis). Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.