Animal Exploitation in Medieval Hungary

• During the last few years there has been an upswing in interest in animal stud-ies among medievalists. Historical research into medieval animal husbandry and the use of related products has intensified in terms of the analysis of docu-mentary (and to some extent, iconographic) sources, but the help of archae-ologists has also been enlisted. Eventually, the study of animal bone finds also began, although this type of inquiry is far better developed in the field of pre-historic archaeology: in the absence of written sources, prehistorians had to turn to less spectacular evidence, including animal remains. Archaeozoology is devoted to the identification, analysis and interpretation of animal remains from archaeological sites. Although the detailed analysis of written sources and animal iconography fall outside the scope of archaeozoology, familiarity with this process is indispensable for properly interpreting the archaeological traces of medieval animal exploitation.

Ämnesord

HUMANIORA  -- Historia och arkeologi -- Arkeologi (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- History and Archaeology -- Archaeology (hsv//eng)

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Osteoarchaeology

arkeologi med inriktning mot osteoarkeologi

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