Tracking animals using strontium isotopes in teeth: the role of fallow deer (Dama dama) in Roman Britain

• Autores: Naomi Sykes, Judith White, Tina E. Hayes, Martin R. Palmer
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 80, Nº 310, 2006, págs. 948-959
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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 Romanised aristocracy. Kept and bred in a special enclosure at the palace, they provided more than a status symbol and gastronomic treat: the fallow deer was an emblem of Empire.