New data about the consumption of fish from the Alsace Region, France
Résumé
This study provides an overview of 11 archaeological sites that yielded fish bone
remains from the Roman period through medieval to modern contexts. It brings
new knowledge about the consumption of fish for the Alsace region. Although the
numbers of remains vary greatly, some diachronic comparisons are possible. The
majority of the species represented in the assemblages from the inland sites sampled
were freshwater fishes, together with a few migratory fishes. Most individuals were
small‐sized fishes, which may explain the type of structure analysed, for instance,
latrines. Two wels catfish vertebrae indicate the presence of this species in France.
European marine fishes such as cod and flatfish are very rare, and the importation
of marine fish began more recently. However, some herring bones found in the
Roman and early medieval period make a straightforward interpretation more
difficult.
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