Dear Colleagues,

You were all so kind to reply to my query concerning the use of animal forelimbs in sacrificial deposits. Here is an incomplete list (!) of references that you provided. 

You never cease to amaze me with your breadth of knowledge!

Best,
Ben Arbuckle

References:

Barber, B, and Bowsher, D, 2000 The eastern cemetery of Roman London: excavations 1983–90. MoLAS Monograph No 4.

 

Beglane F. 2009.  ‘Long pig’s feet from Iron Age Trim’ in Potterton M. and Seaver M. Uncovering Medieval Trim - Archaeological Excavations in and around Trim Co. Meath. Four Courts Press.  Dublin. 57-71.


Davis, S. "Thou shalt take of the ram...the right thigh; for it is a ram of consecration..." some zoo-archaeological examples of body-part preferences. In D'Andria et al (eds) Uomini, Piante E Animali Nella Dimensione Del Sacro. pp. 63-70.

Davis, S. J. M
1987     The faunal remains from Tell Qiri. In: A. Ben Tor & Y. Portugali (eds.), A village in the Jezreel valley. Qedem 24: 249–250.Jerusalem: Hebrew University.


Hellwing, S
1984     Human exploitation of animal resources in the early Iron Age strata at Tel Beer-Sheba. In: Z. Herzog (ed.), Beer-Sheba II: 105-115. Tel Aviv: University Institute of Archaeology.


A. J. Legge 1991 Horse burials and other grave offerings. In: "Iron Age Cemeteries in East Yorkshire." (By I. M. Stead) London, British Museum Press, 140-47.

Legge, A., Williams, J. and Williams, P. 2000. Lambs to the slaughter: sacrifice at two Roman temples in southern England. In P. Rowley-Conwy (ed.) Animal Bones, Human Societies. Oxford: Oxbow Books: 152-7

Lepetz, S. & Van Andringa, W. (dir.) - 2008. Archéologie du sacrifice animal en Gaule romaine - Rituels et pratiques alimentaires, Archéologie des plantes et des animaux - II, Montagnac Monique Mergoil éditions.

 


M. DE MEYER, W. VAN NEER, C. PEETERS AND H. WILLEMS (2005-2006; published 2008) The role of animals in the funerary rites at Dayr al-Barsha-, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 42: 45-71.

Orton, D. 2007. ‘A local barrow for local people? The Ferry Fryston cattle in context’ in B. Croxford, N. Ray, R. Roth and N. White (eds) TRAC 2006: Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, Cambridge 2006. pp. 77-91. Oxford: Oxbow

Pöllath & Peters (in press), ‘Smoke on the Mountain’ – Animal Sacrifices for the Lord of Doliche. In: E. Winter (ed.), Dolichener und Kommagenische Forschungen III.

Sidell, E.J. and Rielly, K 1998. New evidence for the ritual use of animals in Roman London. In Watson, B. (ed). Roman London: recent archaeological work. Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series no.24. 95-109.


VON DEN DRIESCH A. & PETERS J., 2000.- Zoologische Untersuchungen. In: G. Dreyer et al., Umm el-Qaab. Nachuntersuchungen im frühzeitlichen Königsfriedhof. 11./12. Vorbericht. Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Abteilung Kairo 56: 86-89.


Animals in Ritual and Economy in a Roman Frontier Community: Excavations in ...
Maaike Groot - Social Science - 2009 - 288 pages.


Dr. Benjamin Arbuckle

Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology, Forensic Science, and Archaeology
Baylor University
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