Evidence of hawking (falconry) from bird and mammal bones

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...

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Published inInternational journal of osteoarchaeology Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 333 - 338
Main Author Prummel, Wietske
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West Sussex John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.07.1997
Chichester, West Sussex :Wiley,1991
Subjects
falconry
falconry, goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
hawking
prey animals
sparrow-hawk (Accipiter nisus)
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:1047-482X
1099-1212
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1212(199707/08)7:4<333::AID-OA374>3.0.CO;2-7