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Meta-analysis of the North Atlantic Cod Fisheries: The Zooarchaeology of the Sixteenth- to Nineteenth-Century Transatlantic Cod Trade (2021)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Martin Welker. Eréndira Quintana Morales.

This is an abstract from the "Animal Bones to Human Behavior" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The distribution and abundance of animal populations have significantly impacted human settlement decisions, mobility, economics, and conflict throughout history. The abundance of cod (*Gadus morhua) in North Atlantic fisheries enticed English, French, and Basque fishermen to the region to catch, salt, and export cod to Europe. Efforts to monopolize...