FAUNAL REMAINS FROM THE LATE SAXON - MEDIAEVAL FARMSTEAD AT ECKWEEK IN AVON, 1988-1989 EXCAVATIONS
Author(s): Simon Davis
A collection of animal remains from a deserted farmstead at Eckweek in Avon dated to between 950 and 1400 AD, were mostly from sheep and cattle of small size. The wide range of ages represented suggests that Eckweek was a 'producer' settlement. Some pig and horse bones were also found, as were small numbers of other species of mammal and bird. Fine sieving of several contexts revealed numerous remains of shrew, wood mouse, field vole and bank vole - all probably derived from owl pellets. There does not appear to have been any significant faunal change between the earlier phase of the site's occupation (950-1250 AD) and the later phase (1250-1400 AD). The presence of both meat-bearing and non-meat-bearing parts of the skeleton suggests that the bones derived from general waste of animals slaughtered locally.
- Report Number:
- 35/1991
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 27
- Keywords:
- Animal Bone Animal Remains
