40276
Accession Number
6093
Title Of Article Chaper
Roman evidence of a crested form of domestic fowl, as indicated by a skull showing associated cerebral hernia
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of archaeological science
Volume
6
Issue
3
Pages
291-293
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
In modern domestic fowls, cranial deformity associated with feather cresting is known in certain varieties. This cranial form is described in a Roman specimen from Uley in Somerset. It may indicate the differentiation of this variety by the 4th century A.D. -- AATA
pub_id
40276