Fish bones, found at Morton Mesolithic Settlement, Fife

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Cod bones
Gadus morhua

Field collection: Mesolithic Morton excavation,Tayport, Fife
Collected by Dr John Coles

Donated by Mr GC Sim
Museum number 1976-860-1=3

Haddock, sturgeon, turbot and salmon bones were found at Morton. However the remains of cod far outnumbered all other species. Many were large fish, exceeding a metre in length, indicating the cod were caught at sea rather than fished from the shore.

Fish bones, found at Morton Mesolithic Settlement, Fife
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