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Many thanks to all those who replied to my cat butchery query. Looks like they were consumed far more than I had imagined! Interesting stuff. Best wishes, Julia *Dr Julia E. M. Cussans* Archaeozoologist <http://www.facebook.com/ArchaeologicalSolutions> <http://twitter.com/ArchaeologicalS> <http://www.archaeologicalsolutions.co.uk> *Bury St Edmunds: *6 Brunel Business Court, Eastern Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AJ. 01284 765 210 *Shefford: *PI House, r/o 23 Clifton Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5AF. 01462 850 483 *Ware: *Sucklings Yard, Church Street, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9EN. Mon, Weds & Thurs: 01920 469 090 Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail The information contained in this e-mail message and any attachments is confidential information intended only for the use of individuals or entities named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail at the originating address. On 14/07/2018 12:09, Peta Sadler wrote: > > Elisabeth Schmid in Atlas of Animal Bones 1972, pg 36, states: > > Among the numerous hare bones, the quantity of footbones is > remarkable....As is the case today, already in Roman times hares were > sold without fur, but with the fur still on their paws. This was done > to avoid deception with cats (in Germany and Switzerland known as > 'roof hare'). Before roasting the paws were cut off and thrown away. > > The practice of eating cat must have been fairly common, even if the > purchaser did not know it! > > Peta. > > > On 13/07/2018 14:49, Julia Cussans wrote: >> >> Hello All, >> >> Does anyone know of any examples of butchered cat scapulae? Any >> references, images, thoughts welcome. My instincts tell me that this >> is an unlikely occurrence given that the main reason for finding >> butchery marks on cat bones would be as a result of skinning and that >> scapulae would be unlikely to be affected, but I just thought I'd ask. >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Julia >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> *Dr Julia E. M. Cussans* >> Archaeozoologist >> >> <http://www.facebook.com/ArchaeologicalSolutions> >> <http://twitter.com/ArchaeologicalS> >> <http://www.archaeologicalsolutions.co.uk> >> *Bury St Edmunds: *6 Brunel Business Court, Eastern Way, Bury St >> Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AJ. 01284 765 210 >> *Shefford: *PI House, r/o 23 Clifton Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire, >> SG17 5AF. 01462 850 483 >> *Ware: *Sucklings Yard, Church Street, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 >> 9EN. Mon, Weds & Thurs: 01920 469 090 >> >> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail >> >> The information contained in this e-mail message and any attachments >> is confidential information intended only for the use of individuals >> or entities named above. If the reader of this message is not the >> intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, >> distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. >> If you have received this communication in error, please notify us >> immediately by e-mail at the originating address. >> >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >> Virus-free. www.avast.com >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >> >> >> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the ZOOARCH list, click the following link: >> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ZOOARCH&A=1 >> > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the ZOOARCH list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ZOOARCH&A=1