Cattle Skull

Description

Skull of Cattle , Bos taurus, Roman Camp, Newstead, Melrose, Roxburghshire. The regiment would have kept animals for food. These bones, found at the fort, come from sheep and pigs, and the skull is from a cow. Bones of other animals were occasionally found, including deer and badger, perhaps from hunting for sport or fur. As meat goes off quickly it was smoked to preserve it. The pig shoulder blades with holes in them may have hung on a hook whilst being smoked.