BORWICK MANOR FARM, LANCS. THE VERTEBRATE REMAINS 1987.
Author(s): R T Jones, J Sly, L Hocking
A total of 3800 bone fragments were examined, the bulk of which came from a Bronze Age ring cairn, at Borwick Manor Farm. Analysis of the bones included - condition,species identification, anatomical representation, fragmentation, age determination, gnawing and butchery. The most abundant group of animal bones were the amphibia representing 63% of the total bone assemblage. Two species were recorded - common toad (Bufo bufo) and common frog (Rana temporaria) of which common toad was the most numerous. The large domesticated mammal bones represented 11% of the total collection and included bones identified as cattle, ovicaprid, pig, horse, dog and cat. A variety of small wild animals were identified representing 9% of the total bone assemblage. The most abundant small mammal was water vole (Arvicola terrestris) which comprised almost half of the small mammal collection. The second most abundant species, by fragment count, was short tailed vole (Microtus agrestis) and the other, less common, vole identified was bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus). Other species recorded from the cairn were wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus), common shrew ( Sorex araneus), pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus), water shrew (Neomys fodiens), hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), mole (Talpa europaea), hare (Lepus sp), fox (Vulpes vulpes) and possible wild cat (Felis silves-tris). SUMMARY ABBREVIATED.
- Report Number:
- 13/1987
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 13
- Keywords:
- Animal Bone Animal Remains
