Hi,
Late Romano-British levels at Lincoln produced discreet deposits of
cattle mandibles, which were consistently burnt on the diastema, and
this was interpreted as marrow fat extraction. Reference (pages 25-
26, plates 1-2): Dobney, K.M., Jaques, S.D. & Irving, B.G. (1996) Of
butchers and breed: report on vertebrate remains from various sites
in the City of Lincoln. Lincoln: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit.
Lincoln Archaeological Studies 5. ISBN 1 899641 00 9
Cheers, Andy
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