Chicken sacrum bone

This bone was excavated from a large household rubbish pit in Exeter. The pit contained animal and bird bones from various species, alongside pottery, glass, metal and leather.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
51/2005/15/4/6
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Exeter archaeology
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Collector Excavator
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit
Material
bone (animal)
Common Name
chicken sacrum bone
Simple Name
faunal bone
Period Classification
Stuart (1603-1714)
Production Date
1660

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