EATING WELL, LIVING RIGHT: INTERSPECIES RELATIONSHIPS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE MAKING AND SURVIVAL OF A 17TH-18TH CENTURY MAINE FARM
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This thesis explores human-animal relationships at a 17th and early 18th century English Maine farm site belonging to the Preble family. The faunal assemblage and available probate inventories suggest that the Prebles’ livestock husbandry decisions were influenced by the different social values that their animals held. The faunal assemblage shows evidence that the Prebles could afford to prioritize raising cattle, sheep, and pigs for quality meat, and may have had the ability to support the growth of large cattle. The Prebles appear to have been successful in the connected goals of keeping their livestock healthy and well-fed, and having options that allowed the family to eat traditional English diets and fulfill their Puritan social responsibilities.