Erika Gál: Fowling in Lowlands:  Neolithic and Chalcolithic Bird Exploitation in South-East Romania and the Great Hungarian Plain / Archaeolingua  2007

Description:

More meticulous modern excavation techniques have in recent years enabled the recording of assemblages of avian bones amongst other small finds, and these are particularly well represented in sites in south-eastern Romania and Hungary. A wide range of species can be identified, emphasising the essentially opportunistic nature of fowling pre-domestication. Mammal and fish remains are also used to evaluate the role of fowling in the economy.

About the Author

Erika Gál is a Senior Research Fellow at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Budapest. She completed her PhD in Palaeontology at the University of Bucharest in 2002. Her research focuses on the study of animal remains from archaeological sites in the Carpathian Basin with special interest in bird bones.