While the western populations of the wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) in Germany come into
contact with wildcats in France and Switzerland, the eastern distribution area is …

Species that have been translocated and otherwise manipulated by humans may show
patterns of population structure that reflect those interactions. At the same time, natural …

Alongside horses, donkeys and their first-generation hybrids represent members of the
Equidae family known for their social, economic and symbolic importance in protohistoric …

This paper describes the camel bones discovered in two Late Roman contexts from Arlon
(Belgium). The morphological and metrical analyses identify the animal as a dromedary. The …

There is a Growing recognition that introduced species are direct records of cultural activity
and that studies of their biogeography have the potential to tell us about patterns of human …

Using strontium isotope measurements on the teeth of fallow deer found at Fishbourne, the
authors argue that these elegant creatures were first introduced into Britain as a gift to the …

The semi-domestic status of the European fallow deer (Dama dama dama) renders its
ancient biogeography a reflection of human activity with the potential to provide important …

The change in cattle size during the late Iron Age and the Early Roman period is a widely
known phenomenon. However, hardly any information is available about this change and its …

Once unfairly denigrated, even by some leading historians of ancient agriculture (White,
1970: 272, 276–7; Frayn 1984), the technical sophistication and productivity of Graeco …

Germany's large population of wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris) can be clearly
distinguished from domestic cats on the basis of morphological characters. However, an …