The Animal Bones from the 1984 and 1985 Excavations at Alington Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset
Author(s): J M Maltby
This chalkland site excavated by the Trust for Wessex Archaeology produced over 5000 fragments of animal bones from contexts dating from the Neolithic to the Post Medieval period. The prehistoric material included small samples from barrow ditches, including a substantially complete cattle skull. Most of the bones were of Late Iron Age and Roman date. These included animal bones associated with Durotrigian and later burials. Joints of pork and poultry were found in several of the Durotrigian graves. Such goods were less common in the later Romano-British cemetery. In contrast, cattle and sheep/goat bones predominated in the non-burial contexts, whereas pig and domestic fowl bones were relatively scarce.
- Report Number:
- 182/1988
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 36
- Keywords:
- Animal Bone Animal Remains Bird Bone
