Morning Finbar
They were formerly more widespread eg around Iceland. A few still turn
up around Britain e.g Aberdeen 1954 and Shetland & Orkney 1986. See:-
Bonner, N, 1994 Seals & sealions of the world. Blandford.
Cheers
Alan
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From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Finbar McCormick
Sent: 11 June 2009 11:36
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Subject: [ZOOARCH] Southern walrus
Dear colleagues,
Is there any evidence for walrus having lived on or near the British
Isles in the past. How far south have they been found. Occasional walrus
skull fragments have turned up in Viking Dublin but they must represent
trade in walrus ivory. Any ideas?
Finbar
Dr. Finbar McCormick
Senior Lecturer
School Of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology Queens University
Belfast Belfast BT7 1NN
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-----Original Message-----
From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of S Hamilton-Dyer
Sent: 08 June 2009 17:08
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Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Goat poo!
Hi Jacqui, the following may interest you as it has good descriptions,
methods, references etc for sheep v goat v gazelle, but maybe not yet
out? - can contact authors if they dont contact you first! Sheila
Sites with Holocene dung deposits in the Eastern Desert of Egypt:
visited by herders?
Veerle Linseele*,a, Elena Marinovaa, Wim Van Neerb,c, Pierre Vermeerschd
Journal of Arid Environments
SH-D ArchaeoZoology
http://www.shd-archzoo.co.uk
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From: "Jacqui Mulville" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 12:52 PM
Subject: [ZOOARCH] Goat poo!
Hello,
There is alleged Neolithic goat dung at a site in Scotland, rather than
sheep dung, does anyone know of a dung expert?
The material is burnt and therefore the mucous membrane, used by modern
biologists for DNA projects on hard to catch animals, is absent. I have
some photos I can send to anyone who thinks they can help. In the UK
Neolithic goats are rare so any IDs would be interesting.
Yours
Jacqui Mulville (PhD)
Zooarch Listowner,
Senior Lecturer in Bioarchaeology,
School of History and Archaeology
Cardiff University
Humanities Building
Colum Drive
Cardiff
CF10 3EU
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/hisar/people/archaeology/jm1/
Tel: + 44 (0) 29 2087 4247
Fax: + 44 (0) 29 2087 4929
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