THE ANIMAL BONES FROM BRIGHTON HILL SOUTH (TRENCHES B, C AND K), FARLEIGH WALLOP, HAMPSHIRE.
Author(s): J M Maltby
Almost 7,000 fragments mainly of Iron Age-Early Romano-British date were examined from excavations by the Trustfor Wessex Archaeology. A further 400 were obtained from soil samples. The most significant aspect of this assemblage was the concentration of cattle horn cores in the Late Iron Age-Early Romano-British phase. Many of these bore sawmarks made during the removal of the horn sheath. This must represent some industrial activity centred on partof this site. Measurements of the horn cores suggestedthat larger horns may have been selected for processingApart from the horn cores, the assemblages were similar to those obtained from contemporary rural settlements in Hampshire. Cattle and sheep/goat were the most frequently identified species, whereas pigs were relatively poorly represented. Significant differences in species frequencies and in the ages of animals represented were found between pits and ditches. These were caused by acombination of differential preservation conditions and variable disposal practices. Butchery techniques only rarely bore similarities to the methods encountered in urban samples from Winchester and Silchester.
- Report Number:
- 155/1987
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 14
- Keywords:
- Animal Bone Animal Remains
