THE BIRD BONES FROM EXCAVATIONS IN CHURCH CLOSE, HARTLEPOOL, CLEVELAND. 1984 AND 1985.
Author(s): E P Allison
Bird bones obtained by hand collection and from a limited number of sieved samples from the Church Close site, Hartlepool in 1984 and 1985 were identified. The majority of the bones were from Saxon and medieval buildings and associated features. Smaller amounts were recovered from pits which may have been of prehistoric date, from early medieval deposits (both pre- and post- conquest), and from late medieval garden soils. Domestic fowl and goose were the predominant species, with goose probably being of the greater economic importance. Several species of sea-bird are representedin assemblages from the early medieval pre-conquest period onwards. It is suggested that most of these could have been caught during fishing trips and that this implies that longer voyages into the open sea were being made during this period. This is corroborated by the evidence from the fish bones from the site.
- Report Number:
- 52/1988
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 10
- Keywords:
- Animal Remains Bird Bone
