Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volume 18Department of Archaeology, 2002 - Archaeology |
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... mentioned in thirty - two letters deriving from eleventh to fifteenth century deposits . Among other domestic animals cows are mentioned a few times with regard to different matters , including as a tribute . The words for heifer and ...
... mentioned in thirty - two letters deriving from eleventh to fifteenth century deposits . Among other domestic animals cows are mentioned a few times with regard to different matters , including as a tribute . The words for heifer and ...
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... mentioned in the birch - bark documents , there has been no bone evidence found of either falcon or gyrfalcon from recent excavations at the Troitsky or Gorodishche sites . The gyrfalcon is the largest and most highly prized of the ...
... mentioned in the birch - bark documents , there has been no bone evidence found of either falcon or gyrfalcon from recent excavations at the Troitsky or Gorodishche sites . The gyrfalcon is the largest and most highly prized of the ...
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... mentioned , as confirming this identification , for though the Mute Swan is not really so , its voice is rarely ... mentioning ) that a whistle found in Anglo- 123 Audrey Meaney.
... mentioned , as confirming this identification , for though the Mute Swan is not really so , its voice is rarely ... mentioning ) that a whistle found in Anglo- 123 Audrey Meaney.
Contents
A few words on animals | 1 |
King of all beasts beast of all kings | 26 |
A new interpretation of the Witham Bowl and its animal imagery | 60 |
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