Hi Frazer
Polecats were recorded from the below sites. Polecats and ferrets were
also recorded by Umberto and Tessa for the central England regional
review. Its takes a bit of time to download and set up the database but
its worth it.
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/archive/animalbone_eh_2007/
Hope that helps
cheers
Jim
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Bowen Frazer wrote:
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> Dear All,
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> I am trying to compile a database of all archaeological specimens of
> polecats and ferrets from the British Isles. If anyone has any data or
> knows where I could find some, be it published or unpublished, I would
> be extremely grateful if they could contact me. Any information on
> collections containing specimens would also be very welcome.
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> Many thanks,
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> Frazer Bowen (University of Nottingham).
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