Coq au vin, a feast fit for the Gods

Pages & Document Description:
38 - 43; pls; fig
Author:
Read, Martin
Abstract:
Micro–excavation of earth filled Roman pot found in cemetery context revealed the remains of a chicken. It is suggested that if the bird is male it may represent an offering to the god Mercury. However, a post script confirms the bird to have been female. Holroyd, Isabel
Dataset:
TaggedExceptions
Classifications:
6H, 6B
Source description:
pls, fig.

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