Mobility and management of cattle in Iron Age and Roman Netherlands

Información del proyecto

MoMa

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 740394

DOI

10.3030/740394

Proyecto finalizado el 10 Mayo 2019

Fecha de la firma de la CE 23 Marzo 2017

Fecha de inicio 1 Marzo 2018

Fecha de finalización 29 Febrero 2020

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 183 454,80

Aportación de la UE

€ 183 454,80

Coordinado por

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
United Kingdom

Objetivo

This research project aims to study long-term developments in cattle management and mobility in the Netherlands, from the Iron Age to the Roman period (750 BC – AD 450). Cattle have always played a crucial role in this region, in supporting arable farming by traction and manure, in providing food in the form of meat and dairy products, and in providing raw materials for clothing and artefacts. Our understanding of cattle management could be improved enormously by an integrated study of traditional and newer methods of research.
The main objectives of the research project are:
• to investigate movements of cattle in the Iron Age, indicating exchange and/or raiding;
• to investigate movements of cattle in the Roman period, indicating import and/or local supply;
• to investigate whether the size increase of cattle in the Roman period was a direct result of the incorporation in the Empire, or whether it should be seen as a continuation of developments that started in the Iron Age;
• to provide a comprehensive view of cattle management in the Iron Age and Roman period.
The objectives will be achieved through the applied methodology, which consists of three lines. First, through Strontium isotope analysis, the local or non-local origin of cattle can be established. Second, biometrical analysis will be used to investigate developments in shape and size over time. And third, mortality profiles offer insight into how cattle were exploited.
Two work packages correlate to the first two methods, while the third combines the results from the other work packages with mortality data to obtain a comprehensive view of cattle management. A fourth work package is concerned with dissemination of the results among an academic and non-academic audience, while the fifth covers training in statistics and transferable skills.
The project will provide the applicant with specific research skills (stable isotope analysis, biometrical analysis) that are still underused in the Netherlands.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ciencias sociales › sociología › demografía › mortalidad
• ciencias naturales › ciencias químicas › química inorgánica › metales alcalinotérreos
• humanidades › historia y arqueología › arqueología › etnoarqueología
• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería de materiales › textiles
• ciencias agrícolas › ciencias animales y lácteas › mascotas › ganadería

Palabras clave

• zooarchaeology
• animal husbandry
• Netherlands
• Iron Age
• Roman period
• cattle
• mobility

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
  

Tema(s)

• MSCA-IF-2016 - Individual Fellowships
  

Régimen de financiación

MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-MSCA-IF-2016

Coordinador

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 183 454,80
• Dirección: FIRTH COURT WESTERN BANK ; S10 2TN Sheffield ; Reino Unido
• Región: Yorkshire and the Humber › South Yorkshire › Sheffield
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 183 454,80