Dear Sylvia,
I have no clue about the goat breed you are dealing with, but you may also want
to consider the possibility that the horncores (with their horns) were traded -
in other words (unless you also have the postcranials) these may not
necessarily be British goats.
Cheers,
Umberto
Sylvia Warman wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> I am currently looking at an assemblage from a saxon site in London which
> includes some goat horn cores. They are quite large (180mm basal
> circumference and 200mm length along the front ridge). They curve from
> anterior to posterior but have very little twist medio-laterally. The cross
> section is oval with an anterior and posterior ridges the anterior more
> pronounced. I have looked at photos and illustrations of modern breeds and
> the bagot goat looks most similar but I believe that breed didn't arrive in
> Britain until later in the medieval period.
> Any ideas on whether this is a common type or breed for this period?
>
> The context is a fill from a large pit and the date is mid 8th century.
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Sylvia Warman
>
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