A social perspective on the introduction of exotic animals: the case of the chicken
@article{Sykes2012ASP, title={A social perspective on the introduction of exotic animals: the case of the chicken}, author={N. Sykes}, journal={World Archaeology}, year={2012}, volume={44}, pages={158 - 169} }
Abstract Studies of animal introductions have traditionally been the preserve of ecologists and natural historians but here it is argued that exotic species are a rich source of cultural evidence with the potential to enhance archaeological interpretations relating to human behaviour and beliefs. This paper focuses on the domestic fowl (Gallus gallus), a native of East Asia that spread across Europe during the Neolithic to Iron Age and became well established by the end of the Roman period… Expand
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