I found ostrich tibiotarsal at Lepti Minus, a late Roman site in Tunisia, if that helps?
Burke, A. 2001 "Patterns of animal exploitation at Leptiminus: faunal remains from the East Baths and from the cemetery (site 10)". Journal of Roman Archaeology Suppl. 41:442-456.
(context)
Stirling, L., Stone, D. Ben Lazreg, N., Burke, A. et al. 2000 "Roman kilns and rural settlement: interim report of the 1999 season of the Leptiminus Archaeological Project." Echoes du Monde Classique XLIV:179-224.
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From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites on behalf of Christian Küchelmann
Sent: Fri 2013-05-24 9:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] medieval ostriches
Hi Alice,
I remember one ostrich vertebra found in Carthage (Nobis 1999, 589,
615, Tab. 18).
>> Nobis, Günter (1999): Die Tierreste von Karthago. in: Rakob,
Friedrich (ed.): Die deutschen Ausgrabungen in Karthago 3, 574-632,
Mainz
I am not sure if this paper is your time period and it is neither
Near East nor Europe:
Baur-Röger, Monika (1989): Prähistorische Straußenei-Artefakte aus
der Ostsahara. - Archäologische Informationen 12(2), 262-264
Best
Christian
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Am 24.05.2013 um 13:33 schrieb Alice Choyke:
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> Hi! Can anyone point me in the direction of either medieval ostrich
> egg finds (or egg shells in church treasuries) or ostrich bones
> from late antique or medieval excavation contexts?
>
> Best,
> Alice
>
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