Livestock and deadstock in early medieval Europe from the North Sea to the Baltic
T. P. O'Connor
The relative abundance and mortality profiles of cattle, sheep pigs from a series 8th- to 11th-century sites across northern Europe are reviewed with the aim identifying broad regional trends in livestock husbandry redistribution. Although based on published NISP data derived hand-collected material, scale coarse precision survey mitigates worst effects differential recovery. Marked local variation cattle is noted certain regions. In latter case, association more easterly tested discussed. Evidence York its region discussed detail, including an between chalk uplands Middle Saxon period.
Environmental Archaeology|White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds)