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Hi Julie and all, Here it is an interesting reference: Fiddyment S, Holsinger B, Ruzzier C, Devine A, Binois A, Albarella U, Fischer R, Nichols E, Curtis A, Cheese E et al. . 2015. Animal origin of 13th-century uterine vellum revealed using noninvasive peptide fingerprinting. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112(49):15066-15071. Best, Marta El 08/11/2017 a las 12:23, Julie Curl escribió: > Good morning everyone, > > I am completing an analysis for a relatively large group of goat > remains, consisting of a large number of horncores, several foot > bones and metapodials. Since the assessment I continue to argue the > case for a trade in goat skins, with the goat skins being brought to > site for production of parchment for books and bibles produced locally > and probably with some skins used for clothes and perhaps other uses > and the horns may then been removed and possibly used by another. > > I am suggesting that some skins may have travelled some distance, > possibly from Europe or even the Near East given that there is a large > number of animals involved, the date for the site is at the time of > the Crusades and that there is an apparent decline of the goat in the > Medieval period and as early as Doomsday records. In East Anglia in > particular there was the great move to sheep keeping for the wool > trade at this time. > > An unusual feature of this assemblage is around twenty horncores from > goats with cleaned punched or drilled holes of approx. 5-6mm in > diameter close to the base, which I suspect may possibly be from > ensuring the outer horns remain attached to the core. > > However, one other local specialist (not > faunal) strongly disagrees that trade of skins occurred and that the > goats were bred locally by monks for a supply of parchment and horn > and that the monks would want to have control over such processes. I > am of course happy to consider this suggestion, but despite extensive > research myself, neither I nor the other specialist can find any > evidence or reference for this local breeding by the monks and scarce > records of goats at all at that time, other than evidence for skins > and horn. > > Does anyone know of any evidence for the breeding of goats for > parchment or any other use in the Medieval period in Britain, > especially by Monks? > > Any information very gratefully received. > > with many thanks, Julie > > > > > > > Julie Curl. > Bone/Finds Specialist & Illustrator > Sylvanus - Archaeological, Natural History & Illustration Services > 27, Patteson Road > Norwich > Norfolk > NR3 3EN > > Tel:01603 761060 > Mob: 07870 818752 > > E-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > Web site: www.sylvanusservices.com <http://www.sylvanusservices.com> > > For information about work for the Aylsham Roman Project see their web > site: www.aylshamromanproject.com <http://www.aylshamromanproject.com>