ANIMAL BONES FROM BAINESSE FARM, A ROMAN ROADSIDE SETTLEMENT NEAR CATTERICK (YORKSHIRE), EXCAVATED IN 1980 AND 1981.
Author(s): B Meddens
A collection of animal bones from the roadside settlement at Bainesse Farm, dating to the 1st - 3rd centuries AD, includes 22 species. Most of the animal bones are of cattle, sheep and pig and probably derived from kitchen waste. There is no evidence that sheep changed in size during the occupation of Bainesse Farm. Most of the sheep were young and most of the cattle were adult, but not old. There is no very clear-cut evidence to indicate whether Bainesse Farm was a producer or a consumer site. The presence of some whole animal skeletons and some very young animals may argue for production.
- Report Number:
- 98/1990
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 67
- Keywords:
- Animal Bone Animal Remains
