Abstract
This article explores the economic significance of marine resources in the south-western Baltic Sea during the transition to agriculture. Faunal remains are used in order to explain subsistence pat ...
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This article explores the economic significance of marine resources in the south-western Baltic Sea during the transition to agriculture
Marine mammals are represented by cetaceans: harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and dolphin (Delphinus delphis), and three species of pinnipeds: harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) and ringed seal (Pusa hispida)
The frequencies of subfossil finds from harp and grey seals increased throughout the Baltic Sea after the Littorina Transgression, and showed that these animals started to reproduce in the Baltic Sea during the last stage of its formation
Summary
This article explores the economic significance of marine resources in the south-western Baltic Sea during the transition to agriculture. Faunal remains are used in order to explain subsistence patterns, including preferred prey, exploitation of specific ecozones, hunting methods and techniques, butchering and dietary patterns. Seasonality can be linked to specific economic advantages that result from natural faunal abundances and not selective hunting. The importance of marine resources remains steady during the transition to agriculture, as shown by residue analysis on ceramic vessels from the same archaeological context as well as by faunal abundance
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