Avian egg-shell from archaeological sites |
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Authors: | Carole A. Keepax |
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Affiliation: | 1. Ancient Monuments Laboratory, 23 Savile Row, London UK |
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Abstract: | Avian egg-shell occurs fairly commonly on archaeological sites, particularly in alkaline deposits. It is rarely studied in detail. Egg-shell structure is described briefly below and features which may be of value for identification purposes are discussed. Egg-shells from 14 archaeological sites are tentatively identified as goose, domestic fowl, duck and guinea fowl. It seems likely that confident identification should ultimately be possible using a combination of features. This should yield information complementary to osteological evidence for the history of the utilization of birds and their eggs. |
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Keywords: | England Roman Saxon Medieval Scanning electron microscopy Avian egg-shell Eggs Domestic fowl Goose Duck Guinea fowl |
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