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Evidence of hawking (falconry) from bird and mammal bones
Author(s) -
Prummel Wietske
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199707/08)7:4<333::aid-oa374>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - hawking , mammal , archaeology , geography , geology , paleontology , physics , horizon , astronomy
This paper deals with the archaeozoological and archaeological evidence for hawking, or falconry. The methods and history of hawking in Europe are described, after which five types of evidence for hawking are discussed. These are illustrated with material from the Slavonic stronghold of Oldenburg in Ostholstein, in the north of Germany, dated to AD 750–1150. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.