Dear Maaike,
you are probably aware that doormouses were reared kept by the Roman
upper class as delicacy. See e.g. Lista (2007, 152, fig. 2) for a
photo of a so called "gliridium".
Best
Christian
Reference:
Lista, Marinella (2007): "Befreit von den sinnlosen Trinkgesetzen".
Tafelluxus bei Gastmahl und Gelage. in: Asskamp, Rudolf / Brouwer,
Marijke / Christiansen, Jörn / Kenzler, Herwig / Wamser, Ludwig
(eds.): Luxus und Dekadenz – Römisches Leben am Golf von Neapel,
151-159, Mainz
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Am 26.03.2013 um 13:35 schrieb Groot, M.:
> Dear all,
>
> I have a few bones from a garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) from
> a Roman villa in the Netherlands, outside the modern distribution
> range. This is only the second find from the Netherlands. I am
> interested in other archaeological finds of this species. I am
> already aware of the ones from Roman York, but information on other
> finds, especially from Belgium, France or Germany would be very
> welcome.
> I was also wondering whether there is any information on the ages
> of epiphyseal fusion for the garden dormouse, as my specimen seems
> to be immature.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Maaike
>
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> Dr Maaike Groot
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