Poly - Have you tried contacting Michael Mackinnon?
at the site of Leptiminus I came across ostrich bones with
cutmarks. There was an amphitheater at Lepti and ostrich were occasionally
part of games, but they could also have been the result of hunting.
2001 Burke, A. "Patterns of animal exploitation at Leptiminus:
faunal remains from the East Baths and from the cemetery (site 10)".
Journal of Roman Archaeology Suppl. 41:442-456.
Best of luck
Ariane
Ariane Burke, Assoc. Prof.
Dept. of Anthropology,
U. of Manitoba, Winnipeg,
MB, Canada, R3T 5V5
Tel. (204) 474-6654 Fax. (204) 474-7600
If the nightingale
will not sing -
wait.
(Anon.Japanese poem)
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