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Relics of 16th-century gutted herring from a Dutch vessel

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  • Roel C. G. M. Lauwerier
  • Frits J. Laarman

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During the excavation of a 16th-century vessel at Biddinghuizen in the Netherlands, barrels containing the remains of thousands of herring were found. The skeletal element distribution made it clear that these fish had been preserved by means of gutting. The large amount of material, combined with the differences in the size and composition of the samples taken allowed the complex to serve as a good reference framework for the variability in the occurrence of preserved herring of this type. The method, described by Seeman (1986), of identifying gutted herring on the basis of archaeological material has been extended to include more diagnostic skeletal elements, criteria for sample sizes and requirements concerning the elements that must be present in a sample to obtain reliable conclusions.

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  • Roel C. G. M. Lauwerier & Frits J. Laarman, 2008. "Relics of 16th-century gutted herring from a Dutch vessel," Environmental Archaeology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 135-142, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:yenvxx:v:13:y:2008:i:2:p:135-142
    DOI: 10.1179/174963108X343254
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