MEAT, POULTRY AND SEA FOOD-CONSUMPTION AT THE ROMAN MILITARY CAMP OF AUNEDONNACUM (AULNAY-DE-SAINTONGE, FRANCE, 20-30 AD) .2. DISCUSSION

The Roman military camp (Tiberian period) of Aulnay-de-Saintonge (Char ente-Maritime, France), produced a large sample of animal remains (num ber of rests = 7,725, mass = 86,273 g), dated from the third decade AD . Filteen mammal, 16 bird, 2 fish and 16 mollusc species were identifi ed. Cattle were quite large (120 to 140 cm) while sheep, goat and pig were medium-sized (small ruminants : 60-76 cm; pig : 70-80 cm at withe rs). Generally young animals were slaughtered for consumption, except for some alder cattle. The animals were slaughtered and dressed within the camp. Hunting was not unimportant (5 % of N.R., 9 % of weight), t he prefered game being red deer, as in Germany (where the legions were transferred from). The distribution of the animal remains in the camp show that the staff consumed selected pieces of meat, whereas soldier s received most of the time beef and chicken.