Dear Richard,
here is an extract taken from:
Albarella U., Beech M. & Mulville J. 1997 . The Saxon, medieval and
post-medieval mammal and bird bones excavated 1989-1991 from Castle Mall,
Norwich (Norfolk). London: English Heritage AML report 72/97
"Two turkey bones were found from periods 5 and 6. The former specimen derives
from a late 14th-15th century group (82, area 9), which, even considering the
latest date, seems a surprisingly early occurrence for this American bird. The
first record of the presence of turkey in England is from 1541 (Crawford 1984).
However, a small quantity of late 16th - early 17th century pottery was found
in this group (context 90716) (Irena Lentowicz pers. comm.), suggesting that
the turkey is also of a later date" (p.50)
Period 6 in only roughly dated to late 16th-18th cent.
Cheers,
Umberto
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