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Past human exploitation of birds on the Isle of Man

โœ Scribed by Clemency Thorne Fisher

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
138 KB
Volume
7
Category
Article
ISSN
1047-482X

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โœฆ Synopsis

This paper makes comparisons between various sources ร historical, ethnographic and archaeological ร that relate to birds on the Isle of Man, in order to give a picture of the former uses of birds by the Manx people. Written references suggest that seabirds in particular were an important source of the essentials of life, and this is reinforced by recent archaeological evidence. The bird bones discussed are from excavations at St Patrick's Island off the west coast and Castle Rushen, Castletown. Manx Shearwaters Pufยฎnus pufยฎnus were present in greater numbers than they are now, and two fragments of the now extinct great auk Pinguinis impennis were identiยฎed, conยฎrming the presence of this species on the Isle of Man. The evidence points to over-harvesting of the shearwaters and members of the auk family.

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