Dear Wim,
How strange! I cannot, I'm afraid, help much. But here's more on cock
tarsometatarsi!
When Brian Connell and I studied the animal bones from Camber Castle,
Sussex, England (16th - 17th centuries AD) we noticed a cock tarsometatarsal
with a green stain on the spur. X-ray fluorescence of the stain indicated
mainly copper and zinc. Its owner was probably, we suggested, wearing a
brass spurred ring for cockfighting - a sport that goes back at least to the
12th century. It became a fashionable amusement during Edward III's reign.
See:
Connell, B. and Davis, SJM 2001.
The animal bones. In: Biddle, M.; Hiller, J.; Scott, I. and Streeten, A.
Henry VIII's coastal artillery fort at Camber Castle, Rye, East Sussex: An
archaeological, structural and historical investigation.
pp. 301-332. Oxford, Oxford Archaeological Unit and English Heritage
Best wishes,
Simon
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