causal hypothesis · hyp_kent_foddering_extended_occupation
Winter foddering at Kent is consistent with longer seasonal residence and stored-feed planning by at least some households.
Winter foddering at Kent is consistent with longer seasonal residence and stored-feed planning by at least some households.
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Research assessment
statement
Winter foddering at Kent is consistent with longer seasonal residence and stored-feed planning by at least some households.mechanisms
- Keeping sheep near settlement and provisioning them through winter requires labor, stored plant material and repeated access to the site.
chronology test
Botanical storage or fodder remains should occur in domestic contexts.geography test
Additional animals should show similar winter dietary shifts if the practice was widespread.supporting evidence
- Sequential sheep isotope profiles consistent with winter foddering
important caveat
Chronological and geographic overlap are necessary but not sufficient for causation.Research description
Chronological and geographic overlap are necessary but not sufficient for causation.
Evidence and sources
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Other source context
- informs · proposes interpretation
Close management of sheep in ancient Central Asia: evidence for foddering, transhumance, and extended lambing seasons during the Bronze and Iron Ages — Alicia R. Ventresca Miller, Ashleigh Haruda, Victor Varfolomeev, Alexey Goryachev, Cheryl A. Makarewicz (2020)Provides the direct evidence and limits.
Locator: Kent isotope profiles and foddering interpretation
Referenced records
- Close sheep management at Kent · event