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Ian Logan Baxter- BA
- Retired at Ian L Baxter
Ian Logan Baxter
- BA
- Retired at Ian L Baxter
Retired. I am 75 years old and am not looking for a new position.
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Introduction
I have been a practising archaeozoologist for thirty years and although now retired I am still involved in the study of specimens and subjects I find interesting. My speciality is Late Iron Age and Roman dogs. I had the good fortune of describing the only Anglo-Saxon donkey thus far identified. The first specimen of note described by me was the cranium of a white tailed eagle. Subsequent to this I was invited by the publishers to write a paper on eagles in Anlo-Saxon and Norse literature.
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Ian L Baxter
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An analysis of a medium-sized Iron Age dog cranium from Trumpington, Cam-bridgeshire indicates shortening of the muzzle and a tendency towards elevation of the muzzle compared to earlier domestic dogs. This specimen is an example of early variation in the British pre-Roman Iron Age dog population. It is compared with earlier more generalized dog cr...
The zooarchaeological analyses of dog remains are usually confined to estimat-ing shoulder height and suggesting head shape. In some reports, references are made to modern breeds based on these and the visual appearance of the dog remains, e.g. 'collie-like'. Howev-er, the modern definition of dog breeds has also caused many workers to avoid using...
A domestic donkey (Equus asinus) partial skeleton has been recovered from a mid-late Anglo-Saxon alluvial deposit situated below the present Westminster School at Deans Yard, Westminster, London. The remains have been radiocarbon dated to the 8th-9th century AD and, therefore, pre-date both the abbey of Edward the Confessor and the earlier foundati...
Observation over a period of two years of a tethered mare digging holes that resemble man made pits.
This is the fourth record of annual observations made of the poaching activities of a mare known as "Kitty" on Newbiggin moor in Northumberland. This kind of pit could easily be confused with one dug by humans on archaeological sites. Earlier reports can be found on the ICAZ Alexandria archive site.
Unpublished report on a Middle Iron Age site. Small horned cattle, sheep and pigs were the main domesticates. The site is of interest on account of evidence of ritual activity in a series of pits containing iron knives and other artifacts together with the talon of a white tailed eagle.
