Hello Ylva,
A great deal of cattle skull and mandible butchery was found at Binchester
Roman fort (northern England), some of which was interpreted as tongue and
brain removal. The reference is below but I am afraid I don't currently have
a pdf.
Best wishes,
Julia
Cussans, J. E. & Bond, J.M. 2010. The Animal Bone. In I. Ferris (ed.) The
Beautiful Rooms Are Empty: Excavations at Binchester Roman Fort, County
Durham 1976-1981 and 1986-1991: 489-523. Durham: English Heritage & Durham
County Council.
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Subject: [ZOOARCH] Cattle cranium as food resource...
Hi Zooarcher!
Bone analyses from prehistoric settlements where cranium of cattle are
identified are often recorded as slaughter waste in Swedish reports.
However, in comparison with metapodials and phalanges the cranium do have
both muscles and tongue used in cooking. Although the masseter muscle is
coarse fibrous and relatively wiry but rich in taste it is often used in
today´s cooking. In my work with animal bones from a Swedish hill fort
dated to the Migration Period I have recorded cutmarks in connection with
the origin and insertion of the masseter muscle that might be connected to
cooking.
Does anyone have suggestions of english reports/articles that discuss
this?
Best regards,
Ylva Telldahl
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