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Dear Maaike, you are probably aware that doormouses were reared kept by the Roman upper class as delicacy. See e.g. Lista (2007, 152, fig. 2) for a photo of a so called "gliridium". Best Christian Reference: Lista, Marinella (2007): "Befreit von den sinnlosen Trinkgesetzen". Tafelluxus bei Gastmahl und Gelage. in: Asskamp, Rudolf / Brouwer, Marijke / Christiansen, Jörn / Kenzler, Herwig / Wamser, Ludwig (eds.): Luxus und Dekadenz – Römisches Leben am Golf von Neapel, 151-159, Mainz -- KNOCHENARBEIT Hans Christian Küchelmann Diplom-Biologe Konsul-Smidt-Straße 30, D-28217 Bremen, Germany tel: +49 - 421 - 61 99 177 fax: +49 - 421 - 37 83 540 mail: [log in to unmask] web: http://www.knochenarbeit.de web: http://www.knochenarbeit-shop.de Am 26.03.2013 um 13:35 schrieb Groot, M.: > Dear all, > > I have a few bones from a garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) from > a Roman villa in the Netherlands, outside the modern distribution > range. This is only the second find from the Netherlands. I am > interested in other archaeological finds of this species. I am > already aware of the ones from Roman York, but information on other > finds, especially from Belgium, France or Germany would be very > welcome. > I was also wondering whether there is any information on the ages > of epiphyseal fusion for the garden dormouse, as my specimen seems > to be immature. > > Best wishes, > > Maaike > > > Dr Maaike Groot > Post-doctoral (Veni) researcher > Research institute for the heritage and history > of the Cultural Landscape and Urban Environment (CLUE) > Department of Archaeology > > > > T +31 (0)20 59 86 507/ 06 47 54 66 02 | [log in to unmask] | > ADDRESS: de Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands | > Disclaimer > Twitter: @VUamsterdam >