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Diet and ethnicity during the Viking colonization of northern Scotland: Evidence from fish bones and stable carbon isotopes
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| Journal | Antiquity |
|---|---|
| Date | Published - Mar 2001 |
| Issue number | 287 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Pages (from-to) | 145-154 |
| Original language | English |
Abstract
Diet and ethnicity are strongly related. Recent work on fish-bone ratios and stable carbon isotopes suggest that the Vikings increased the fish contribution to the diet of Orkney and Shetland by a greater investment in deep-sea fishing.
- cod, Vikings, fish bones, Orkney, Shetland, carbon isotopes, AGE CALIBRATION, ARCHAEOLOGY, MIGRATION, COLLAGEN, ORKNEY
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