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Dear Kristopher, This sounds like a great topic - is this a paper or a bigger research project? There is a fantastic example of a preserved peacock feather from 14th century London which is described (with a photo - I have an ok copy if you need one) in Geoff Egan's The Medieval Household : Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Museum of London 1998). All the best, Aleks Pluskowski Kristopher Poole wrote: >Hello, > > I am currently working on a survey of archaeological finds of peacock on >British sites dating from c.1000-1500 A.D. I have already identified quite >a few such sites, and have listed them below. Is anyone aware of finds on >sites of similar dates other than the ones I have listed? > >Carisbrooke Castle, IOW; Faccombe Netherton, Hampshire; Eastgate, Beverley, >Yorkshire; Hereford city, Herefordshire; Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire; >Cuckoo Lane, Southampton; Manor of Beaurepaire, County Durham; Canterbury >Cathedral Precinct, Kent; Wells Museum Garden, Somerset; Odiham Castle, >Hampshire; Rattray Castle, Aberdeenshire; Castle Rising, Norfolk; Wickham >Glebe, Hampshire, and finally, Brighton Hill South, Hampshire. > >I haven't been able to obtain a copy of the Beaurepaire report, and >wondered if anyone was aware of the quantity of peafowl remains discovered >there, but also at Brighton Hill South? > >Finally, is anyone aware of the dates of the peafowl remains from Odiham >Castle and Rattray Castle? > >Apologies for the long e-mail, but any help provided would be greatly >appreciated. > >Thankyou for your time, > >Kristopher Poole, >University of Southampton > > >