当前位置: X-MOL 学术Journal of Archaeological Science › 论文详情
Our official English website, www.x-mol.net, welcomes your feedback! (Note: you will need to create a separate account there.)
A very curious larder – Insects from post-medieval Skálholt, Iceland, and their implications for interpreting activity areas
Journal of Archaeological Science ( IF 2.8 ) Pub Date : 2021-01-14 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2020.105319
Hrönn Konráðsdóttir , Eva Panagiotakopulu , Gavin Lucas

Fossil insect assemblages from post-medieval Skálholt, the oldest episcopal see in Iceland, provide new information about indoor environments and the specific use of a structure which according to historical information was listed as a larder attached to the episcopal school. The assemblages recovered also provide information on the background fauna which comprises of species related to turves, used for building construction and indicating storage of peat. In addition to the introduced Sitophilus granarius, the granary weevil, a new pest, Callosobruchus maculatus which is a pan-tropical and subtropical field and storage pest of legumes, and a rarely introduced species in Iceland even today, were also recovered from the site. In view of the nature of the assemblages, these were probably accidental introductions into the room, perhaps in faeces. The historical record provides information about the life history and events at Skálholt and data about school supplies including imports of stored products to Iceland during this period. In addition, the high numbers of sheep keds, Melophagus ovinus, combined with high numbers of human lice, Pediculus humanus, point to the washing of wool and clothing in urine to get rid of ectoparasites. Intra-site comparisons and a review of all Icelandic archaeological sites suggest a clear correlation between the presence of ectoparasites and wool preparation and cleaning. The results from Skálholt clearly show that rooms and specific spaces in post-medieval buildings could have multiple functions, not only the one assigned to them in the historical record.



中文翻译:

一个非常好奇的储藏罐–来自中世纪斯科尔霍尔特(Skálholt)的昆虫,它们对活动区域的解释

来自中世纪最古老的圣公会冰岛的Skálholt的化石昆虫组合提供了有关室内环境和结构的特定用途的新信息,根据历史信息,该结构被列为圣公会学校的较大储物柜。回收的组合物还提供了有关背景动物的信息,其中包括与草皮有关的物种,用于建筑和指示泥炭的储存。除了引进的Sitophilus granarius之外,象鼻虫是一种新的害虫Callosobruchus maculatus也是从该地区回收的豆科植物,它是一种泛热带和亚热带的领域,是豆类的贮藏害虫,即使在今天也是冰岛极少引进的物种。考虑到组合的性质,这些可能是偶然引入房间的,可能是粪便。历史记录提供有关斯科尔霍尔特(Skálholt)的生活历史和事件的信息,以及有关学校用品的数据,包括在此期间向冰岛进口的存储产品。此外,大量的绵羊科克斯犬(Melophagus ovinus)和大量的人类虱子(Pediculus humanus)指向尿液中的羊毛和衣物的洗涤以除去外寄生物。现场比较和对所有冰岛考古现场的回顾表明,体外寄生虫的存在与羊毛制备和清洁之间存在明显的相关性。斯科尔霍尔特(Skálholt)的结果清楚地表明,中世纪建筑中的房间和特定空间可以具有多种功能,而不仅仅是历史记录中分配给他们的功能。

更新日期:2021-01-16
down
wechat
bug