Hi Sabine,
Here are 3 more Roman occurrences of Haliaeetus albicilla from Central England:
Davis S J M. 1997. Animal bones from the Roman site Redlands Farm, Stanwick,
Northamptonshire, 1990 excavation. Ancient Monuments Lab Report New Series
106/97.
(1 complete tarsometatarsus)
Harman M. 1996. Birds. 163-164. In: May J. Dragonby. Report on excavations at an
Iron Age and Romano-British settlement in Lincolnshire. Oxbow Monograph 61.
(1 specimen from the Roman levels, although 73 specimens of white-tailed
eagle/Accipiter were also found in Iron Age contexts, some of which may have
come from one individual)
Stallibrass S. 1996. Animal bones. 587-612 and Pl. XXXI. In: Jackson R P J and
Potter T W (eds). Excavations at Stonea, Cambridgeshire 1980-5. London: British
Museum.
(a humerus)
Cheers,
Tessa
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