Medievalists.net » zoology http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Ancient DNA analysis indicates the first English lions originated from North Africa http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/19/ancient-dna-analysis-indicates-the-first-english-lions-originated-from-north-africa/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/19/ancient-dna-analysis-indicates-the-first-english-lions-originated-from-north-africa/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:25:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=34963 Although the Royal Menagerie and its animals are known from documentary records, few physical re- mains survive (O’Regan et al., 2005). Amongst the rare exceptions are two lion skulls that were recovered from the moat of the Tower of London during excava- tions in 1936-1937. These skulls were recently radio- carbon-dated to AD1280-1385 and AD1420-1480.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/19/ancient-dna-analysis-indicates-the-first-english-lions-originated-from-north-africa/feed/ 0 The archaeological record of domesticated and tamed birds in Sweden http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/25/the-archaeological-record-of-domesticated-and-tamed-birds-in-sweden/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/25/the-archaeological-record-of-domesticated-and-tamed-birds-in-sweden/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 15:00:27 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=32121 This paper is based on a review of approximately 520 sites with subfossil bird remains in Sweden (ERICSON & TYRBERG in press). This comprises essentially all published sites plus a majority of the sites where the avian remains have been determined but not yet published.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/25/the-archaeological-record-of-domesticated-and-tamed-birds-in-sweden/feed/ 0 Cryptozoology in the Medieval and Modern Worlds http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/06/cryptozoology-in-the-medieval-and-modern-worlds/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/06/cryptozoology-in-the-medieval-and-modern-worlds/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 20:10:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=31563 Albertus Magnus’s thirteenth-century work, De animalibus, a lengthy compilation based on Aristotle and on a handful of commentators, is as close as the Middle Ages comes to a systematic natural history in our understanding of the term.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/06/cryptozoology-in-the-medieval-and-modern-worlds/feed/ 0 “Mediterranean Falconry as a Cross-Cultural Bridge: Christian – Muslim Hunting Encounters” http://www.medievalists.net/2012/04/08/mediterranean-falconry-as-a-cross-cultural-bridge-christian-muslim-hunting-encounters/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/04/08/mediterranean-falconry-as-a-cross-cultural-bridge-christian-muslim-hunting-encounters/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:33:36 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=30863 Among the spectacular Eastern hunting techniques which could become the object of interest and envy of the Europeans, one easily adapted to the natural conditions of Europe was undoubtedly the falconry. In fact, it became not only a great fancy of medieval and renaissance Europe, but also a kind of cross-cultural bridge across ideological gaps.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/04/08/mediterranean-falconry-as-a-cross-cultural-bridge-christian-muslim-hunting-encounters/feed/ 0 Food and the Maintenance of Social Boundaries in Medieval England http://www.medievalists.net/2011/01/31/food-and-the-maintenance-of-social-boundaries-in-medieval-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/01/31/food-and-the-maintenance-of-social-boundaries-in-medieval-england/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:22:43 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=16340 In this chapter, both zooarchaeological and historical evidence are used to explore variation in patterns of consumption among different sectors of medieval English society (ca. A.D. 1066-1520).

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/01/31/food-and-the-maintenance-of-social-boundaries-in-medieval-england/feed/ 0 Perceptions versus reality: changing attitudes towards pets in medieval and post-medieval England http://www.medievalists.net/2011/01/31/perceptions-versus-reality-changing-attitudes-towards-pets-in-medieval-and-post-medieval-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/01/31/perceptions-versus-reality-changing-attitudes-towards-pets-in-medieval-and-post-medieval-england/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:06:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=16335 In 1994 a survey of pet ownership within the European Union revealed that there were a startling 36 million pet dogs, 35 million pet cats and 173 other pet species

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/01/31/perceptions-versus-reality-changing-attitudes-towards-pets-in-medieval-and-post-medieval-england/feed/ 0 Animals in an Urban Context. A Zooarchaeological study of the Medieval and Post-Medieval town of Turku http://www.medievalists.net/2008/09/25/animals-in-an-urban-context-a-zooarchaeological-study-of-the-medieval-and-post-medieval-town-of-turku/ http://www.medievalists.net/2008/09/25/animals-in-an-urban-context-a-zooarchaeological-study-of-the-medieval-and-post-medieval-town-of-turku/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:55:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=103 This study aims to reveal what the role and importance of the different animal species in Turku was. This question is studied through the osteological data and documentary evidence, from the medieval to the post‐medieval period and from an urban‐rural perspective.

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