In this paper we demonstrate that low level 'artisanal'fishing can dramatically affect
populations of slow-growing, late-maturing animals and that even on remote oceanic …

The catastrophic impact of fishing pressure on species such as cod and herring is well
documented. However, the antiquity of their intensive exploitation has not been established …

The loss of the Norse Western Settlement in Greenland around the mid-fourteenth century
has long been taken as a prime example of the impact of changing climate on human …

This paper presents zooarchaeological analyses of several contact period Inuit winter
settlement sites in Hamilton Inlet, Labrador. These sites span the history of Inuit settlement in …

Abstract Between ca. AD 800–1000, Scandinavian chiefly societies with a mixed maritime
and agricultural economy expanded into the North Atlantic, colonizing Shetland, Orkney …

Zooarchaeology is a potentially critical tool for the reconstruction of past regional
landscapes. The sub‐field is increasingly being asked to contribute to long‐term studies of …

People promote environmental change through behaviors such as habitat alteration and
over-exploitation; they adapt to environmental changes for which they are not responsible; …

A 4500-year archaeologi cal record of Pacific cod (Gadus mac rocephalus) bones from S an
ak Island, A laska, w as u sed to assess th e su s ta in ab ility of th em odern fishery and th e …

Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) vertebrae from archaeological sites were used to study the
history of the Icelandic Atlantic cod population in the time period of 1500–1990. Specifically …

Three deposits from two separate shaft-features on Manhattan's Block 160 yielded a total of
14,502 bones and bone fragments. Located in the middle of a working-class neighborhood …