ANIMAL BONES FROM MEDIEVAL CONTEXTS (TRENCHES A, A1, L AND M) AT BRIGHTON HILL SOUTH, FARLEIGH WALLOP, HAMPSHIRE 1984-6.

Author(s): J P Coy

This is an important rural medieval collection of over 6,000 bones from the evaluation and partial excavation of the deserted medieval village of Hatch Warren. Threeceramic phases- mid-late 11th Century A.D. to 12th C.; Late 12th to 14th C; and late 14th to mid-late 15th C- were recognised and the bones associated with these compared and contrasted. The material from some context types is very eroded but the records of this erosion itself could lead to more detailed study along with assessments of other evidence for the origin of the different samples. The study mainly concentrated on the material which appears to be from occupation debris and on the specialised deposits in two pits in the Inner Enclosure which were associatedwith pottery of the second and third phases respectivelyThe first contained a unique collection of heads and feet of roe deer and immature red deer, the second the remains of at least ten sheep. Recommendations are madefor the retrieval and treatment of faunal remains from any future excavations on this site.

Report Number:

34/1988

Series:

AML Reports (New Series)

Pages:

19

Keywords:

Animal Bone Animal Remains