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Artefacts & Environmental Evidence: The Animal & Fish Bone, Table 3

Table 3: Summary of faunal remains from flotation and fine-mesh sieved residues 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  
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus       3 1 1  
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  
Dog Canis familiarus   5   6      
Cat Felis catus   29       11  
Horse Equus caballus   9   2 1    
Pig Sus domesticus 1 151 12 27 4 13  
Cattle Bos taurus   525 11 29 15 6 1
Sheep Ovis aries   84 3 5 1 1  
Sheep/goat Caprine 1 464 5 51 22 31  
Goat Capra hircus   8          
Human Homo sapiens   1          
Domestic/Wild Greylag Goose Anser anser   15   1 1    
Goose (Anser/Branta) Anser/Branta   1          
Barnacle goose cf. Branta leucopsis Bechstein   2          
chicken family galliforme       2      
Domestic fowl Gallus f. domestic   75   11 5 9  
Plovers (Pluvialis) Pluvialis sp.         1    
Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria       1      
Snipe Gallinago gallinago         1    
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola         1    
Rock Dove Columba livia           1  
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  
Rook/Carrion Crow Corvus frugilegus/corone   1          
                 
Shark, Skate & Ray Orders Pleurotremata/Hypotremata       1   4  
Ray Family Rajidae   2   1 5 8  
Thornback Ray Raja clavata   1   1 1 6  
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   16       1  
Salmon/Trout Salmo   24   2   1  
Smelt Osmerus eperlanus   89   2   1  
Smelt? Osmerus eperlanus?   2   1      
Pike Esox lucius   34   18   1  
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          
Cod Family Gadidae   1   6   17  
Whiting Merlangius merlangus   2   30 2 12  
Whiting? Merlangius merlangus?       2 1    
Cod Gadus morhua       8   4  
Cod/Saithe/Pollack Gadus/Pollachius   4   38 1 7  
Saithe/Pollack Pollachius           1  
Saithe? Pollachius virens?       3   1  
Saithe Pollachius virens   1          
Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus   1   22 3 101  
Haddock? Melanogrammus aeglefinus?   1   1      
Burbot? Lota lota?           1  
Ling? Molva molva?       1      
Ling Molva molva       1      
Perch Family Percidae       1      
Mackerel Family Scombridae           1  
Gurnard Family Triglidae       2 1    
Stickleback Family Gasterosteidae   1          
Halibut Family Pleuronectidae   18   20 2 3  
Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus       5      
Flounder Pleuronectes flesus   1          
Flounder/Plaice Pleuronectes flesus/Pleuronectes platessa 17   18 5 13  
Plaice Pleuronectes platessa   1   5 1    
Sole Family Soleidae   2          
Topknot? Zeugopterus punctatus?       1      
Common Frog Rana temporaria   347 3 11 77 15  
Common Toad Bufo bufo   1   1 2 3  
CommonToad? cf. Bufo bufo   1     2    
Newt Triturus sp.   1     21 1  
Common Lizard Lacerta vivipara   1   1      
Crab crab   1          
                 
Large mammal Large mammal   1885 21 253   7 1
Medium mammal 1 Medium mammal 1 2 2332 53 291 2 14  
Medium mammal 2 Medium mammal 2   8   2   1  
Small mammal Small mammal   12   3 7 7  
Bird Bird   277   25 24 7  
Fish Fish   233 1 143 19 79  
Unidentifiable amphibian Amphibian unidentifiable   642 2 26 344 40  
Unidentifiable Unidentifiable   4877 82 728 6 14  

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