You'll find mention of evidence, albeit in small numbers, of Echinus
esculentus in Howe, Four Millennia of Orkney Prehistory Excavations
1978-1982. ed. Beverley Ballin Smith, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Monograph Series No. 9, 1994.
In message <[log in to unmask]>, Greg Campbell
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>I am studying the marine shells from an archaeological excavation at a
>coastal hill-fort in Brittany, France, a joint project between the
>Archaeologoy Dept of Oxford University and the Centre de Recherche Bretonne
>et Celtique, University of Brest. This site has produced a dump of sea
>urchin remains of Roman date. The several kilos of remains recovered
>include test pieces, spines, and dis-articulated lantern elements; the
>remains range in size from one-third of the test circumference down to
>fragments of 1 mm.
>
>I have read the archived messages about sea urchins from a couple of years
>ago. Are there still no published analyses of sea urchin food remains
>anywhere in the North Atlantic,for any period? Has anybody even found
>anything since? Many thanks for your help.
Jan Light
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