Fishing
Robson, Harry K. ; Boethius, Adam LU
and Ritchie, Kenneth
(2025)
p.698-720
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Fish played a vital role in the development of the European Mesolithic; from their colonization of the continent during the Upper Palaeolithic to ongoing debates regarding their importance across the Neolithic transition, they are central to many discussions. Here, we focus on the European Mesolithic zooarchaeological fish dataset, in which we have collated >640,000 identified fish remains from 358 sites. We aim to document the development of fishing from the Early-through-Middle Holocene across the continent. While acknowledging certain limitations—for instance preservation and recovery biases, research histories, and language constraints—by assembling this comprehensive dataset it is possible to begin to evaluate how fishing developed... (More)
- Fish played a vital role in the development of the European Mesolithic; from their colonization of the continent during the Upper Palaeolithic to ongoing debates regarding their importance across the Neolithic transition, they are central to many discussions. Here, we focus on the European Mesolithic zooarchaeological fish dataset, in which we have collated >640,000 identified fish remains from 358 sites. We aim to document the development of fishing from the Early-through-Middle Holocene across the continent. While acknowledging certain limitations—for instance preservation and recovery biases, research histories, and language constraints—by assembling this comprehensive dataset it is possible to begin to evaluate how fishing developed during the Mesolithic. Importantly, it is possible to compare the trajectories evidenced from different areas. The transition from freshwater to marine-focused fisheries and the development of distinctive local traditions are highlights of the research. (Less)
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- author
- Robson, Harry K.
; Boethius, Adam
LU
and Ritchie, Kenneth
- organization
- publishing date
- 2025-02-07
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Mesolithic, Europe, fish remains, zooarchaeology, meta-analyses, freshwater, marine
- host publication
- The Oxford Handbook of Mesolithic Europe
- editor
- Nilsson Stutz, Liv ; Peyroteo Stjerna, Rita and Tõrv, Maria
- pages
- 698 - 720
- publisher
- Oxford University Press
- external identifiers
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- scopus:105003854172
- ISBN
- 9780198853657
- 9780191903878
- DOI
- 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198853657.013.41
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 8e3e1b22-61e8-4a4c-9b7d-ae9907bc7a10
- date added to LUP
- 2025-06-10 14:14:54
- date last changed
- 2025-07-09 07:00:25
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abstract = {{Fish played a vital role in the development of the European Mesolithic; from their colonization of the continent during the Upper Palaeolithic to ongoing debates regarding their importance across the Neolithic transition, they are central to many discussions. Here, we focus on the European Mesolithic zooarchaeological fish dataset, in which we have collated >640,000 identified fish remains from 358 sites. We aim to document the development of fishing from the Early-through-Middle Holocene across the continent. While acknowledging certain limitations—for instance preservation and recovery biases, research histories, and language constraints—by assembling this comprehensive dataset it is possible to begin to evaluate how fishing developed during the Mesolithic. Importantly, it is possible to compare the trajectories evidenced from different areas. The transition from freshwater to marine-focused fisheries and the development of distinctive local traditions are highlights of the research.}},
author = {{Robson, Harry K. and Boethius, Adam and Ritchie, Kenneth}},
booktitle = {{The Oxford Handbook of Mesolithic Europe}},
editor = {{Nilsson Stutz, Liv and Peyroteo Stjerna, Rita and Tõrv, Maria}},
isbn = {{9780198853657}},
keywords = {{Mesolithic; Europe; fish remains; zooarchaeology; meta-analyses; freshwater; marine}},
language = {{eng}},
month = {{02}},
pages = {{698--720}},
publisher = {{Oxford University Press}},
title = {{Fishing}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198853657.013.41}},
doi = {{10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198853657.013.41}},
year = {{2025}},
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