Historical sources report that some species of freshwater fish were considered luxury food items in England during the Middle Ages. The high retail price associated with species such as pike, salmon and sturgeon, as well as restrictions of fishing rights on rivers, estuaries and natural and artificial ponds, proves their exclusivity and role as symbols of social privilege. In this work, the zooarchaeological evidence from 11 English sites dated between the 11th and the 15th c. AD is discussed. This paper explores the differences between the ranges of freshwater species recovered from different site types, by looking at specific features that could define these fishes as luxury items: in particular, species selection and fish size are investigated as potentially meaningful variables. The size of fish will be used as an indicator of status and interpreted in view of the increasing phenomenon of fishing from artificial fishponds.

历史资料报告称，某些种类的淡水鱼在中世纪被认为是英格兰的奢侈食品。与梭子鱼、鲑鱼和鲟鱼等物种相关的高零售价格，以及河流、河口、天然和人工池塘的捕捞权限制，证明了它们的排他性和作为社会特权象征的作用。在这项工作中，来自 11 个英国遗址的动物考古证据可以追溯到 11 世纪和 15 世纪之间。AD 进行了讨论。本文探讨了从不同地点类型回收的淡水物种范围之间的差异，通过查看可以将这些鱼类定义为奢侈品的特定特征：特别是，物种选择和鱼类大小作为潜在有意义的变量进行了调查。