Richard - there are some relevant data on sheep in:
O'Connor, T.P. 1995. Size increase in Post-Medieval English sheep: the
osteological evidence. Archaeofauna 4, 81-91
Your general point about the lack of 18th-19th century material is a
good one. All too often, deposits of that date are regarded as
'overburden' rather than 'archaeology'. However, we do have an early
19th century assemblage going through the lab at the moment, so not all
excavators have that blind spot!
Terry
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Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] another enquiry
Dear all,
A colleague in the department is currently researching the subject of
"improvement" in the UK in the period 1750-1850. One aspect of this is
agricultural improvement, and she is interested in researching the
zooarchaeological data for this period. We are both aware of the
patterns of improvement identified in the preceding centuries, but there
appear to be a paucity of zooarchaeological reports encompassing this
later period.
The majority of post-medieval sites I have come across tend to be of
17th and possibly early 18th century date at the latest (no doubt a
result of poor stratigraphy and residuality in later phases), with the
possible exception of Launceston Castle and Stafford Castle. Is anyone
aware of any more recent, or unpublished, sites that might fit the bill?
Many thanks
Richard
Dr Richard Thomas,
School of Archaeology and Ancient History,
University of Leicester,
University Road,
Leicester,
LE1 7RD
0116 252 3343
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