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Sheep bones from Roystone Grange
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Sheep bones from Roystone Grange
Dimensions : Jaw: length 11.4cm, width 4.8cm.
Site name : Roystone Grange
Site type : Industrial production site; Living site
Time period : Medieval
Material : Bone or antler
Object type : Animal remains
Museum number : 1997.1.GRANGE.3
A lot of animal bone was found during excavations at Roystone Grange. Most of it was from sheep. This is not surprising on a Medieval sheep farm.
This picture shows some of these sheep bones. There are pieces of leg bones, a jaw and several teeth.
The sheep were kept mainly for their wool. However, they were also used as meat. The Medieval farmers also ate other types of meat. They did not grow crops, but they probably had a garden for fruit and vegetables. Other foods would have been brought in from outside.
Bibliography :
Hodges, R. , 1991a
Glossary:
Cistercian
Excavation
Medieval
Related objects
Modern sheep skull
Spindle whorls from Roystone Grange
Pin from Hay Top
Six of the bone crescents from Kenslow Knoll
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