Pigs in the Faroe Islands: An ancient facet of the islands’ paleoeconomy

Arge, S.V.; Church, M.J.; Brewington, S.

Abstract

This paper discusses the evidence for pig husbandry in the Faroes during the Norse and early Medieval periods. The evidence from zooarchaeology, biomolecular archaeology and place-name evidence is reviewed, proposing that the keeping of pigs was an important part of the early paleoeconomy of the islands.

Citation

Arge, S., Church, M., & Brewington, S. (2009). Pigs in the Faroe Islands: An ancient facet of the islands’ paleoeconomy. Journal of the North Atlantic, 2, 19-32

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: May 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: May 22, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 10, 2014
• Journal: Journal of the North Atlantic
• Print ISSN: 1935-1933
• Electronic ISSN: 1935-1984
• Publisher: Eagle Hill Institute
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Pages: 19-32
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1550675
• Publisher URL: http://www.eaglehill.us/JONAonline/articles/JONA-Vol-2/05-Arge,%20Church,%20and%20Brewington.shtml