Iron Age Cockerel from Houghton Down, Hampshire (IMAGE)

University of Exeter

Iron Age Cockerel from Houghton Down, Hampshire

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Iron Age cockerel from Houghton Down, Hampshire, radiocarbon dated to the 4th-3rd century BC. Analysis of the spurs suggests the bird lived to at least two years old.

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Julia Best

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