Roman dog skeleton is 'donated'

BBC ^ | Wednesday, July 23, 2008 | "posted" by "unattributed"

[SunkenCiv]

A Lincolnshire charity has had what could be a 2,000-year-old dog skeleton donated to one of its stores.

A note with the bones said they were Roman, excavated from a 1st Century AD pit at the Lawn in Lincoln in 1986...

Nicknamed Caesar, the dog bones will be handed over to The Collection museum in Lincoln, she said...

"It's not a big dog, probably like a small whippet or greyhound. There are lots of bones, though perhaps not all, but its like a big jigsaw puzzle," she added.

A note from the Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology which was included with the donation said the skeleton dated from the Roman era...

David Moir, from the Association of Charity Shops, said... a 17th Century economics text book donated a few years ago sold for £18,000.

Antony Lee, collections officer at the museum, said: "Animal bones are very common finds on archaeological sites so they are not valuable as such but they are interesting.

"We will check records from the Lawn excavation and if there is a dog missing we will put him back in his kennel so to speak."

[SunkenCiv]

The bones were donated to the charity shop anonymously

[SunkenCiv]

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[Andonius_99]

Confucius say: Roman dog eventually get hit by car...

[calex59]

Sorry, but the dog was hit by a chariot.

[massgopguy]

As a member of the Italain American Citizens Club, I find the name Ceasar to be stereotypical. I will discuss this with Moose and Rocco.

[martin_fierro]

< /silly >

[SunkenCiv]

More nipples in the space-time continuum.

[lesser_satan]

I will discuss this with Moose and Rocco.

You better call Guido too.

[ElkGroveDan]

Have I got a big nose, Mum?

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Like much which is dug up and attributed with evolutionary doggerel (dogma), this story bites. These folks want to capitalize on the find and thus Milk-Bone. I won't believe this is truly old unless I can point to the cat scan myself.




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[dmz]

As a member of the Italain American Citizens Club, I find the name Ceasar to be stereotypical. I will discuss this with Moose and Rocco.
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What? Is Guido unavailable? On vacation in Sicily?

[dmz]

You are about 26 minutes funnier than I am.

[april15Bendovr]

I doubt his name was Caesar

[Joe 6-pack]

Cat scan? What about retrieving the Labradory tests!! I don’t mean to sound pug-nacious but it sounds as though the historical society is just trying whippet up some free publicity for this cur-rent events story.

[RichInOC]

“In ancient Rome
“There was a poem
“About a dog
“Who had two bones...”

[uglybiker]

Yo! Don’ forget ta talk ta Mumbles, Knuckles and ‘Da Nose’.

[SlowBoat407]

I will discuss this with Moose and Rocco.

You better call Guido too.

[Rebelbase]

“2,000-year-old dog skeleton “

14,000 in dog years, right?

[Trajan88]

Roman Emperor Trajan88 gives this thread a thumb’s up ;-)

[I Drive Too Fast]

If it was a Greek dog would it be known as Arfamedes?