The Finny Tribe: How Coastal, Cosmopolitan New Orleans Satisfied an Appetite for Fish

We examine fishing, fish markets, and fish consumption in New Orleans, Louisiana, using zooarchaeological assemblages of fish remains from four sites located in the French Quarter. The contexts range in age from the early eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries and varied in function and occupat...

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Published in:International journal of historical archaeology 2020-06, Vol.24 (2), p.367-397
Main Authors: deFrance, Susan D., Kennedy, J. Ryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology
Fish
Fishing
Food fish
Households
Social Sciences
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Summary:We examine fishing, fish markets, and fish consumption in New Orleans, Louisiana, using zooarchaeological assemblages of fish remains from four sites located in the French Quarter. The contexts range in age from the early eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries and varied in function and occupation including French and Spanish households, a hotel, a public garden, and the Ursuline Convent. We use evidence of probable fishing habitats, various marketing practices, and the culinary origins of preferred food fishes to elucidate how the coastal setting of the city and its cosmopolitan inhabitants used fishing and fish to foster local identity.
ISSN:1092-7697
1573-7748
DOI:10.1007/s10761-019-00509-8