Name/Title
Dog SkullEntry/Object ID
L.2021.132Description
Dog, Canis familiaris, skull, left zygomatic absent, without mandible, Roman camp, Newstead, RoxburghshireCollection
National Museums ScotlandCategory
Dog remains
Skeletal Remains
Acquisition
Accession
Z.2019.16.1Source (if not Accessioned)
National Museums ScotlandNotes
LoanLexicon
Getty AAT
Concept
skulls (skeleton components)Exhibition
Permanent ExhibitionInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Exhibition CaptionLabel
Dogs were kept at the fort, as hunting dogs, ratters, or as companions, maybe all three. These bones are probably from a dog similar to a mastiff.
