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Artefacts & Environmental Evidence: The Animal & Fish Bone, Table 1

Table 1: Summary of faunal remains from all recovery techniques by period from Blue Bridge Lane
Common name Output Name 2 3 4 5+6 7 8 9
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus   2          
Mole Talpa europaea   7     1 3  
Shrew species Sorex sp.   22   1   9  
Hare Lepus sp.       1   3  
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus       4 1 2  
Vole species Microtine   16     5 2  
Watervole Arvicola terrestris         1 2  
Field vole Microtus agrestis   14     1 2  
Bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus   1     1 4  
Bank vole? cf. Clethrionomys glareolus   1          
Vole/mouse Microtine/murine   13   2 4 6  
Mouse species Murine   15       5  
Wood mouse? cf. Apodemus sylvaticus   1     1    
Wood/yellow necked mouse Apodemus spp.   13   1 1 3  
cf. House mouse Mus cf. domesticus   20   1 1 1  
House mouse Mus domesticus   9     8 8  
Black rat Rattus rattus       1 2 3 1
Brown rat Rattus norvegicus           1  
Dog Canis familiarus   6   8 4 1  
Cat Felis catus   36   3 7 20 2
Horse Equus caballus 4 57 2 10 13 17 3
Deer Cervid   1          
Roe deer Capreolus capreolus   1   3   2  
Red deer Cervus elaphus   25     1    
Red deer? cf. Cervus elaphus     1        
cf. Fallow deer cf. Dama dama     1        
Fallow deer Dama dama           1 1
Pig Sus domesticus 1 447 27 75 31 119 3
Cattle Bos taurus 13 1945 80 255 211 295 17
Sheep Ovis aries   198 11 24 22 38 3
Sheep/goat Caprine 4 1202 50 144 98 221 13
Goat Capra hircus   15       1  
Marine mammal cetacean           1  
Human Homo sapiens 1 15       5  
      3948          
Domestic/Wild Greylag Goose Anser anser   63   8 5 10 1
Goose (Anser/Branta) Anser/Branta   1          
Barnacle goose cf. Branta leucopsis Bechstein   3          
cf. Brent Goose Branta cf. bernicla   1          
Shoveler Anas clypeata   1          
Teal Anas crecca           1  
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos   1   1   4  
Duck Anas sp.           1  
cf. Tufted duck Aythya cf. fuligula       1      
Pochard/Tufted duck Aythya ferina/fuligula           1  
?Shelduck cf. Tadorna tadorna       1      
chicken family galliforme       2      
Red Kite Milvus migrans           1  
Domestic fowl Gallus f. domestic   177 7 21 16 74 5
Pheasant/Black grouse Phasianus colchicus L./Lyrurus tetrix (L.)           1  
cf. Turkey cf. Meleagris gallopavo         1    
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix       1   1  
Wader Haematopodidae/Charadriidae/Scolopacidae/Phalaropodidae         1    
Plovers (Pluvialis) Pluvialis sp.         1    
Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria       1   1  
Snipe Gallinago gallinago         1    
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola         1 4  
woodcock? cf. Scolopax rusticola       1      
Black-headed gull Larus ridibundus   1          
Rock Dove Columba livia           10  
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus   1          
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes   2          
Thrush & Chat Family Turdidae       1      
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos (Brehm)       1      
Blackbird Turdus merula       2   1  
Sparrow family Ploceidae         1    
Passerine Subfamily Passerinae   2   3 4 1  
House sparrow Passer domesticus           3  
Crow family Corvidae         1    
Raven Corvus corax   1       3  
Rook/Carrion Crow Corvus frugilegus/corone   1          
      255          
Shark, Skate & Ray Orders Elasmobranchii       1   4  
Ray Family Rajidae   2   1 5 10  
Thornback Ray Raja clavata   1   2 1 7  
Allis Shad? Alosa alosa?   2          
Allis Shad Alosa alosa   2          
Allis Shad/Twaite Shad Alosa alosa/Alosa fallax   3     4    
Twaite Shad Alosa fallax   1          
Herring Family Clupeidae 5 528 1 231 823 3699 75
Salmon & Trout Family Salmonidae   8   5 2 2  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar   18       1  
Salmon/Trout Salmo   24   2   1  
Smelt Osmerus eperlanus   89   2   1  
Smelt? Osmerus eperlanus?   2   1      
Pike Esox lucius   35   19   4  
Carp Family Cyprinidae   94   7 6 3  
Carp Family? Cyprinidae?   1       1  
Common Carp Cyprinus carpio   1          
Common Bream Abramis brama   3          
Barbel Barbus barbus   4          
Roach Rutilus rutilus       1      
Roach? Rutilus rutilus?   3          
Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus   1          
Rudd? Scardinius erythrophthalmus?   1          
Chub? Leuciscus cephalus?   2          
Dace Leuciscus leuciscus   4          
Dace? Leuciscus leuciscus?   2   2      
Gudgeon Gobio gobio   5          
Blenny Family Blenniidae   1          
Eel Anguilla anguilla   3112   193 48 50 1
Conger Eel Conger conger   1   1      
Cod Family Gadidae   1   10   19  
Whiting Merlangius merlangus   2   30 2 12  
Whiting? Merlangius merlangus?       3 1 1  
Cod Gadus morhua       11 2 7  
Cod? Gadus morhua?           1  
Cod/Saithe/Pollack Gadus/Pollachius   4   45 3 17  
Saithe/Pollack Pollachius           1  
Saithe? Pollachius virens?       3   1  
Saithe Pollachius virens   1          
Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus   1   25 3 107  
Haddock? Melanogrammus aeglefinus?   1   1 1    
Burbot? Lota lota?           1  
Ling? Molva molva?       1      
Ling Molva molva       1 2 9  
Perch Family Percidae       1      
Mackerel Family Scombridae           1  
Gurnard Family Triglidae       2 1    
Stickleback Family Gasterosteidae   1          
Flatfish Pleuronectidae   18   20 2 3  
Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus       5   1  
Flounder/Plaice Pleuronectes flesus/Pleuronectes platessa   18   22 5 13  
Flounder Pleuronectes flesus   1          
Plaice Pleuronectes platessa   1   5 1    
Topknot? Zeugopterus punctatus?       1      
Sole Family Soleidae   2          
  Branta leucopsis Bechstein   3 1        
Common Toad Bufo bufo   1   1 2 3  
CommonToad? cf. Bufo bufo   1     2    
Common Frog Rana temporaria   356 3 12 78 15  
Newt Triturus sp.   1     21 1  
Common Lizard Lacerta vivipara   1   1      
Crab crab   1          
                 
Large mammal Large mammal 79 7163 208 1125 541 800 50
Medium mammal 1 Medium mammal 1 53 6435 292 914 412 938 40
Medium mammal 2 Medium mammal 2   9 1 6 2 10  
Small mammal Small mammal   12   3 7 7  
Unidentifiable amphibian Amphibian unidentifiable   645 2 26 344 40  
Bird Bird   419 9 44 44 126 1
Fish Fish   233 3 156 30 125  
Unidentifiable Unidentifiable 50 11310 370 1349 507 980 23
Grand Total   210 34929 1069 4868 3348 7914 239

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