Marine fish in the Czech lands in the Middle and Early Modern Ages: a multi-disciplinary study

René Kyselý; Petr Meduna; David Clive Orton; Michelle Marie Alexander; Jan Frolík; Tomáš Přikryl

doi:10.1007/s12520-022-01625-z

Marine fish in the Czech lands in the Middle and Early Modern Ages: a multi-disciplinary study

René Kyselý, Petr Meduna, David Clive Orton, Michelle Marie Alexander, Jan Frolík, Tomáš Přikryl

Archaeology

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

Archaeoichthyological research is not well developed in Czech archaeology, partly because of the country’s landlocked position. Nonetheless, fishing, fish consumption, and the fish trade played important roles in the Czech lands in the Middle and Early Modern Ages. This paper presents, as a case study, detailed documentation and analysis of a few archaeological bone finds from Prague determined as imported marine fish, and introduces this specialised field of research more generally. Beyond the archaeological bone finds, we conduct an in-depth analysis of historical written records of the marine fish trade in the Czech lands. A basic review of current archaeozoological knowledge of marine fish finds, especially cod and herring, which played the most important role in the long-distance fish trade is also provided. An important contribution — the first of its kind in Czech archaeology — is the use of carbon, nitrogen, and sulphur stable isotope analysis to determine the provenance of cod found at Prague Castle.

Original language	English
Article number	172
Number of pages	21
Journal	Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
Volume	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-022-01625-z
Publication status	Published - 15 Aug 2022

Bibliographical note

© 2022. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details

Access to Document

10.1007/s12520-022-01625-z

Kyselý et al. 2022. Fish in Czech lands Accepted text.
© 2022. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details
Accepted author manuscript, 381 KB

Cite this

@article{6a75becf178f4f2cbcaef8f17ec5a924,

title = "Marine fish in the Czech lands in the Middle and Early Modern Ages: a multi-disciplinary study",

abstract = "Archaeoichthyological research is not well developed in Czech archaeology, partly because of the country{\textquoteright}s landlocked position. Nonetheless, fishing, fish consumption, and the fish trade played important roles in the Czech lands in the Middle and Early Modern Ages. This paper presents, as a case study, detailed documentation and analysis of a few archaeological bone finds from Prague determined as imported marine fish, and introduces this specialised field of research more generally. Beyond the archaeological bone finds, we conduct an in-depth analysis of historical written records of the marine fish trade in the Czech lands. A basic review of current archaeozoological knowledge of marine fish finds, especially cod and herring, which played the most important role in the long-distance fish trade is also provided. An important contribution — the first of its kind in Czech archaeology — is the use of carbon, nitrogen, and sulphur stable isotope analysis to determine the provenance of cod found at Prague Castle.",

author = "Ren{\'e} Kysel{\'y} and Petr Meduna and Orton, {David Clive} and Alexander, {Michelle Marie} and Jan Frol{\'i}k and Tom{\'a}{\v s} P{\v r}ikryl",

note = "{\textcopyright} 2022. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher{\textquoteright}s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details",

year = "2022",

month = aug,

day = "15",

doi = "10.1007/s12520-022-01625-z",

language = "English",

volume = "14",

journal = "Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences",

issn = "1866-9557",

publisher = "Springer",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Marine fish in the Czech lands in the Middle and Early Modern Ages

T2 - a multi-disciplinary study

AU - Kyselý, René

AU - Meduna, Petr

AU - Orton, David Clive

AU - Alexander, Michelle Marie

AU - Frolík, Jan

AU - Přikryl, Tomáš

N1 - © 2022. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details

PY - 2022/8/15

Y1 - 2022/8/15

N2 - Archaeoichthyological research is not well developed in Czech archaeology, partly because of the country’s landlocked position. Nonetheless, fishing, fish consumption, and the fish trade played important roles in the Czech lands in the Middle and Early Modern Ages. This paper presents, as a case study, detailed documentation and analysis of a few archaeological bone finds from Prague determined as imported marine fish, and introduces this specialised field of research more generally. Beyond the archaeological bone finds, we conduct an in-depth analysis of historical written records of the marine fish trade in the Czech lands. A basic review of current archaeozoological knowledge of marine fish finds, especially cod and herring, which played the most important role in the long-distance fish trade is also provided. An important contribution — the first of its kind in Czech archaeology — is the use of carbon, nitrogen, and sulphur stable isotope analysis to determine the provenance of cod found at Prague Castle.

AB - Archaeoichthyological research is not well developed in Czech archaeology, partly because of the country’s landlocked position. Nonetheless, fishing, fish consumption, and the fish trade played important roles in the Czech lands in the Middle and Early Modern Ages. This paper presents, as a case study, detailed documentation and analysis of a few archaeological bone finds from Prague determined as imported marine fish, and introduces this specialised field of research more generally. Beyond the archaeological bone finds, we conduct an in-depth analysis of historical written records of the marine fish trade in the Czech lands. A basic review of current archaeozoological knowledge of marine fish finds, especially cod and herring, which played the most important role in the long-distance fish trade is also provided. An important contribution — the first of its kind in Czech archaeology — is the use of carbon, nitrogen, and sulphur stable isotope analysis to determine the provenance of cod found at Prague Castle.

U2 - 10.1007/s12520-022-01625-z

DO - 10.1007/s12520-022-01625-z

M3 - Article

SN - 1866-9557

VL - 14

JO - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

JF - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

M1 - 172

ER -