Hello list,
I have a query from a colleague who has found two complete mice skeletons in a matchbox under the floor from the Hyde Park Barracks Destitute Asylum in Sydney, dated between 1860s-1880s. The matchbox was found directly under the entrance door. He is not sure if there may have been placed there by children (perhaps they were once pets) or by an adult perhaps as a symbolic/religious gesture. I guess what is interesting is that the skeletons are in excellent condition so it's assumed that they weren't found accidently and then placed in the matchbox. If anyone has come across this sort of thing before and/or and has any advice, it would be greatly appreciated.
Best Wishes,
Jillian
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Dr Jillian Garvey
Research Associate
Archaeology Program
La Trobe University
Victoria, Australia, 3086
Tel. +61 3 9479 1031
Fax. +61 3 9479 1881
Mob. 0438 009 661
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