Table 2 Identified bone fragments from the sites included in this study from Norway (Number of Identified Specimens, NISP): Sandvika37, Kirkhelleren38, Mestersanden24, Mortensnes shows bone material only from those parts of the sites that date back to the Late Stone Age/Early Metal Period39. Number with # = NISP was greater than that given here, but exact numbers are not given. No zooarchaeological data were available from the other studied Norwegian sites. More detailed information is presented in Supplementary Table S2.
From: Contrasting patterns of prehistoric human diet and subsistence in northernmost Europe
Risvik Pottery | Kjelmøy Pottery | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tromsø Sandvika | Træna Kirkhellaren | Sørvaranger Mestersanden | Mortenses Nesseby | |
Domesticated animals | 2 | present | 0 | 0 |
Wild ruminant animals | 0 | present | 61# | 16 |
Wild non-ruminant animals | 0 | present | 44 | 3 |
Marine mammals | 1 | present | 238# | 140 |
Birds | 0 | present | 872 | 8 |
Fish | present | present | 524 | 16 |