Derivation and application of a Food Utility Index (FUI) for European wild boar (Sus scrofa L.)

Rowley-Conwy, P.; Halstead, P.; Collins, P.

Abstract

A Food Utility Index (FUI) is presented for European wild boar (Sus scrofa L.), derived from the experimental butchery of two individuals of differing ages. The results differ from FUIs produced for other species because of the different conformation of the species. Application of the FUI to the wild boar assemblage from the Mesolithic site of Ringkloster (Denmark) allows increased understanding of field butchery, transport and processing of the animals.

Citation

Rowley-Conwy, P., Halstead, P., & Collins, P. (2002). Derivation and application of a Food Utility Index (FUI) for European wild boar (Sus scrofa L.). Environmental Archaeology, 7, 77-87

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2002
• Deposit Date: Jul 23, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 2, 2009
• Journal: Environmental Archaeology
• Print ISSN: 1461-4103
• Electronic ISSN: 1749-6314
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Pages: 77-87
• Keywords: Food utility index, Fui, Boar, Skeletal element frequency, Butchery, Ringkloster.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1565162
• Publisher URL: http://www.envarch.net/publications/envarch/vol7.html