What does a bear baiting assemblage look like? Interdisciplinary analysis of an early modern “sport”

Wright, Elizabeth, Davies, Callan, Lamb, Angela, Miller, Holly, Rielly, Kevin, Charlton, Sophy, Kesson, Andy, Larson, Greger, Lewis, Liam and O'Regan, Hannah J. 2024. What does a bear baiting assemblage look like? Interdisciplinary analysis of an early modern “sport”. Antiquity Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

Bear baiting was a popular and culturally important form of entertainment in Shakespeare’s England. It occurred all over the country, but was most formalised in Bankside, London, a key early modern entertainment hub. Here, we bring together zooarchaeological, stable isotope and archival evidence from nine archaeological sites in Bankside to define features specific to bear baiting. We then provide a model for identifying bear baiting assemblages in the archaeological record of England and beyond.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISSN:	0003-598X
Funders:	UK Arts and Humanities Research Council project (AH/T006552/1)
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Date of First Compliant Deposit:	28 October 2024
Date of Acceptance:	13 September 2024
Last Modified:	07 Jan 2025 15:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/172660

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