Redefining the timing and circumstances of the chicken's introduction to Europe and north-west Africa
Journal article
Best, J., Doherty, S., Armit, I., Boev, Z., Buster, L., Cunliffe, B., Foster, A., Frimet, B., Hamilton-Dyer, S., Higham, T., Lebrasseur, O., Mepham, L., Miller, H., Peters, J., Seigle, M., Skelton, C., Symmons, R., Thomas, R., Trentacoste, A., Maltby, M., Larson, G. and Sykes, N. 2021. Redefining the timing and circumstances of the chicken's introduction to Europe and north-west Africa. Antiquity. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2021.90
Authors | Best, J., Doherty, S., Armit, I., Boev, Z., Buster, L., Cunliffe, B., Foster, A., Frimet, B., Hamilton-Dyer, S., Higham, T., Lebrasseur, O., Mepham, L., Miller, H., Peters, J., Seigle, M., Skelton, C., Symmons, R., Thomas, R., Trentacoste, A., Maltby, M., Larson, G. and Sykes, N. |
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Abstract | Astonishingly little is known about the early history of the chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). To better understand their spatiotemporal spread across Eurasia and Africa, we radiocarbon dated presumed early chicken bones. The results indicate chickens were an Iron Age arrival to Europe and that there was a consistent time-lag of several centuries between their introduction to new regions and incorporation into the human diet. Welldated evidence for Britain and mainland Europe suggests chickens were initially considered exotica and buried as individuals, were gradually incorporated into human funerary rites, and only much later came to be seen as just ‘food’. |
Keywords | Chickens; Radiocarbon dating; Archaeology |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Antiquity |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Antiquity Publications | |
ISSN | 0003-598X |
1745-1744 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2021.90 |
Official URL | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/redefining-the-timing-and-circumstances-of-the-chickens-introduction-to-europe-and-northwest-africa/0797DAA570D51D988B0514C37C2EC534 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 07 Jun 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 24 May 2021 |
Deposited | 17 Jan 2022 |
Publisher's version | License |
Output status | Published |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/901yy/redefining-the-timing-and-circumstances-of-the-chicken-s-introduction-to-europe-and-north-west-africa
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