Journal article
Human-Dog Relationships at Jamestown Colony, Virginia, from Zooarchaeological Analyses
International journal of historical archaeology, Vol.29(1), pp.219-246
03/2025
DOI: 10.1007/s10761-024-00747-5
Abstract
Documentary evidence indicates dogs at Jamestown were famine food during the terrible winter of 1609-10 CE. This analysis highlights what these remains can tell us about the interactions between Native Virginians and European colonists, as well as early life in the fort for both colonists and dogs. This paper (1) documents the composition and taphonomic history of the dog remains, (2) determines animal body size and age, and (3) highlights the nature of human butchery. Our results indicate most Jamestown dogs have Indigenous ancestry, were primarily medium sized and younger in age, and served as a food source during the fort's initial settlement.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Human-Dog Relationships at Jamestown Colony, Virginia, from Zooarchaeological Analyses
- Creators
- Matthew E Hill Jr - Univ Iowa, Dept Anthropol, 114 Macbride Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242 USAAriane E. Thomas - Univ Iowa, Dept Anthropol, 114 Macbride Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of historical archaeology, Vol.29(1), pp.219-246
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10761-024-00747-5
- ISSN
- 1092-7697
- eISSN
- 1573-7748
- Number of pages
- 28
- Grant note
- 10354 / Dissertation Fieldwork Grant from Wenner-Gren University of Iowa Graduate & Professional Student Government University of Iowa Graduate College University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts Dissertation Writing Fellowship University of Iowa Department of Anthropology Student Impact Grant from University of Iowa Center for Advancement
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 07/17/2024
- Date published
- 03/2025
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology
- Record Identifier
- 9984691439502771
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