Dear Susan,
The theme of volume number 1 (1998) of the journal EA (Environmental Archaeology) edited by M. Charles, P. Halstead and G. Jones (Oxbow Books) is "Fodder: Archaeological, historical and ethnographic studies". The articles will certainly help in answering your questions!
Many kind regards, Sabine
Dr. phil. Sabine Karg
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Emne: fruits in animal dung
Hello everyone,
I have remains from an interesting deposit from the exterior of a Middle
Bronze Age house. The deposit is partly carbonized, partly waterlogged,
and is a ca. 10 x 20cm pile of small spheroids. Several of them have the
classic sheep/goat pellet shape and appear to be comprised of grasses,
several are larger and rounder (similar to modern donkey pellets) and also
grass-filled, but several in all size classes are indeed small apples with
visible seeds, parenchyma, stem, and calyx. Has anyone encountered whole
fruits that have ben eaten and poorly chewed, or could you please point me
toward literature that reports such remains? Thanks very much for your
help.
Best regards,
Susan Allen
Susan E. Allen
Department of Archaeology
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Boston University
Boston, MA 02215
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