Project title: Butchery: Comparative study of the techniques, processes and practices involved in carcass dismemberment and meat production

Researcher: Krish Seetah, Ph.D. student, Cambridge University, England

E-mail: ks354(at)cam.ac.uk

Year: 2003

Abstract:

There are many sources of information about life in the past and many factors to take into account if a complete picture is to be obtained. Butchery in the past is a subject which until now has not been in focus. With a starting point in butchery methods and tools from Roman times in England, the experiment aims to reconstruct the tools and copy the butchery. The traces produced on the butchered animals’ bones will then be compared with original bone material. Past meat production can reveal important aspects of the cultural, gastronomic and economic conditions in Roman Britain.

Reference number: HAF 13/03