EVIDENCE OF HAWKING (FALCONRY) FROM BIRD AND MAMMAL BONES

Authors
PRUMMEL W
Citation
W. Prummel, EVIDENCE OF HAWKING (FALCONRY) FROM BIRD AND MAMMAL BONES, International journal of osteoarchaeology, 7(4), 1997, pp. 333-338
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Archaeology,Archaeology
Journal title
International journal of osteoarchaeology → ACNP
ISSN journal
1047482X
Volume
7
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
333 - 338
Database
ISI
SICI code
1047-482X(1997)7:4<333:EOH(FB>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
This paper deals with the archaeozoological and archaeological evidenc e for hawking, or falconry. The methods and history oi hawking in Euro pe are described, after which five types of evidence for hawking are d iscussed. These are illustrated with material from the Slavonic strong hold of Oldenburg in Ostholstein, in the north of Germany, dated to AD 750-1150. (C) 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.