From Icon of Empire to National Emblem: New Evidence for the Fallow Deer of Barbuda. (2nd January 2018)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- From Icon of Empire to National Emblem: New Evidence for the Fallow Deer of Barbuda. (2nd January 2018)
- Main Title:
- From Icon of Empire to National Emblem: New Evidence for the Fallow Deer of Barbuda
- Authors:
- Perdikaris, Sophia
Bain, Allison
Grouard, Sandrine
Baker, Karis
Gonzalez, Edith
Hoelzel, A. Rus
Miller, Holly
Persaud, Reaksha
Sykes, Naomi - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: Barbuda and Antigua's national animal is the fallow deer, Dama dama dama, a species native to the eastern Mediterranean that has been transported around the world by people during the last 8000 years. The timing and circumstances by which fallow deer came to be established on Barbuda are currently uncertain but, by examining documentary, osteological and genetic evidence, this paper will consider the validity of existing theories. It will review the dynamics of human– Dama relationships from the 1500s AD to the present day and consider how the meaning attached to this species has changed through time: from a symbol of colonial authority and dominance, to a 'walking larder' after the slave emancipation of 1834, and now an important part of the island's economy and cultural heritage that requires careful management.
- Is Part Of:
- Environmental archaeology. Volume 23:Number 1(2018)
- Journal:
- Environmental archaeology
- Issue:
- Volume 23:Number 1(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 23, Issue 1 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 23
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0023-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 47
- Page End:
- 55
- Publication Date:
- 2018-01-02
- Subjects:
- Barbuda -- fallow deer -- DNA -- zooarchaeology
Environmental archaeology -- Periodicals
Environmental archaeology -- Methodology -- Periodicals
Animal remains (Archaeology) -- Periodicals
Plant remains (Archaeology) -- Periodicals
930.1 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/env ↗
http://maneypublishing.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/14614103.2017.1349027 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1461-4103
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