Dear Paul,
You may find the following references interesting for your research.
Cheers,
Umberto
Luff, R.M. 1992. The faunal remains, pp 116-124 in: Wickenden, N. P.
The temple and other sites in the North-eastern sector of
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Powell, A. 1995-96. Appendix 1: Bird bones and cremations, pp.102-5 in
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> Dear Zooarch
>
> I have recently received an assemblage of bone from a Roman villa
site
> on the Isle of Wight, Britain. Although the bulk of the assemblage
was
> too small to be of interest there was one interesting occurrence.
>
> This was the burial of a single fully articulated domestic fowl in a
> pit. The pit was 40cm in diameter and appeared to have been
expressly
> dug for the purpose of this burial. It was located just outside the
> Villa wall.
>
> There was no pot or other datable finds from the pit however it was
> caped by the rubble of the wall once it had collapsed and is
therefore
> thought to be Roman in date.
>
> The remains have been identified as domestic fowl however it is a
very
> large specimen for the Roman period, it is probably male (no
medullary
> bone, has spurs) and there is no sign of butchery.
>
> The villa is known for its bird associations, a peacock on a
fragment of
> wall plaster and a mosaic depicting a cockerel headed man, the pit
was
> just outside this room.
>
>
> Has anyone else found a similar deposit with the burial of a single
> bird?
>
> Of any species Dom fowl or Peacock/hen
>
> Either in Britain or abroad
>
> I would be very grateful for any references or parallels
>
> Paul Westron
>
> Bio Archaeological Services
>
>
Umberto Albarella
Dept of Archaeology
University of Durham
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