Changing cultures, changing environments: A novel means of investigating the effects of introducing non-native species into past ecosystems

摘要: Abstract Descended from junglefowl of Asia and South-east Asia, the chicken was introduced into Europe during first millennium BCE. As one most recently domesticated species, it makes an excellent case study for investigating consequences such introductions to past ecological communities. We present a unique application novel method explore multiple interspecies relationships. Analysing faunal record using Bayesian belief network, which allows analysis relationships simultaneously, indicates that has more affinity with other domestic birds rather than mammals in terms species interactions. find introduction affected fox, partridge, pigeon rat, but success by responses abiotic variables, biotic is not limited environmental we also examined effect recovery demonstrate sieving would enhance frequency small animal remains recovered archaeological sites.