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Hi all, As with the bird queries a couple of days ago, we are excavating a small medieval (12th/14th century date range) manor house in Ovingdean, East Sussex. We have identified a ferret skull, mandibles and a section of a further maxilla, together with possible vertebra - i.e. two animals. Does anyone know of any other incidences of ferrets in medieval contexts? These bones were located in a cellar area (approx. 1m below the surface) with deposits of sheep (MNI 7 to date) and dog (MNI 3 to date) bones, together with the aforesaid birds, and also rodent remains. BW Carol Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society