mark have posted your message direct to zooarch. Here you
all a futher strand in the rich tapestry of owl pellets etc.
jacqui
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Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 18:34:19 +0100
From: Mark Ward <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: owl pellets in an archaeological context <fwd>
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To: Jacqui Mulville
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Dear Jacqui,
I am currently working on material excavated from outside two caves in the
Peak District where the majority of the material is from micro-fauna. I have
not compared them to raptor digested material yet (this is where Jim
Williams comes in) but I am working on the assumption that some of this
material is derived from both Badger and Fox dwellings currently inside the
caves. Smaller mustelids may also have played a role in this accumulation.
At the moment I am processing Badger faeces collected a few weeks ago and I
also have some from February. I plan to collect some either in July or
August when the smaller rodents are more numerous.
Hopefully, I will be receiving material from the National Fox Survey at
Bristol.
Would any of this data be useful to you?
Regards
Mark
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Jacqui Mulville,
EH Regional Science Advisor (E. Mids)
Oxford University Museum,
Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW
Tel: 01865-272996 Fax: 01865-272970
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