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Tag: osteoarchaeology

Archaeology Research

What did the Romans eat at the Chester Amphitheatre?

by seanlisle1Thursday, February 22, 2018 (12:23am)
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Cata Sand Sanday Zooarchaeology

Examining the Cata Sand whales

The excavation at Cata Sand on the island of Sanday in Orkney not only unearthed the remains of Early Neolithic Houses, but also as reported in August, the skeletons of around twelve whales originating in the nineteenth century.

by seanlisle1Tuesday, October 24, 2017 (11:48pm)Monday, November 7, 2022 (5:35pm)
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UHI Archaeology Institute, UHI Orkney, East Road, Kirkwall. KW15 1LX
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