Diet and ethnicity during the Viking colonization of northern Scotland: evidence from fish bones and stable carbon isotopes

Diet and ethnicity are strongly related. Recent work on fish-bone ratios and stable carbon isotopes suggest that the Vikings increased the fish contribution to the diet of Orkney and Shetland by a greater investment in deep-sea fishing.

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Published in:Antiquity 2001-03, Vol.75 (287), p.145-154
Main Authors: Barrett, James H., Beukens, Roelf P., Nicholson, Rebecca A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Analysis
Antiquities
Antiquity
Archaeological excavation
Archaeology
Bones
carbon isotopes
Colonization
Diet
Ethnicity
Fish
fish bones
Fishing
Food habits
History
Orkney
Scotland
Shetland
Social policy
United Kingdom
Vikings
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Summary:Diet and ethnicity are strongly related. Recent work on fish-bone ratios and stable carbon isotopes suggest that the Vikings increased the fish contribution to the diet of Orkney and Shetland by a greater investment in deep-sea fishing.
ISSN:0003-598X
1745-1744
DOI:10.1017/S0003598X00052844