Table 1 Details of the ancient murid samples analysed in this study
Specimen | Location | Period | mtDNA Species ID | Total length (bp) | Morphological ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OG01 | Potterne, Wiltshire | LBA/EIA | Mus musculus domesticus | 74 | Mus spp. |
OG02 | Potterne, Wiltshire | LBA/EIA | Mus musculus domesticus | 772 | Mus spp. |
OG03 | Potterne, Wiltshire | LBA/EIA | Mus musculus domesticus | 576 | Apodemus spp.? |
OG04 | Potterne, Wiltshire | LBA/EIA | Mus musculus domesticus | 772 | Mus spp./Apodemus spp.? |
OG05 | Potterne, Wiltshire | LBA/EIA | no amplification products | –- | Mus spp./Apodemus spp.? |
OG06 | Potterne, Wiltshire | LBA/EIA | Apodemus sylvaticus | 304 | Apodemus spp. |
OG07 | Potterne, Wiltshire | LBA/EIA | Mus musculus domesticus | 744 | Mus spp./Apodemus spp.? |
OG08 | Battlesbury Bowl, Wiltshire | EIA/MIA | Mus musculus domesticus | 772 | Mus spp.? |
OG09 | Battlesbury Bowl, Wiltshire | EIA/MIA | Mus musculus domesticus | 744 | Mus spp./Apodemus spp.? |
OG10 | Battlesbury Bowl, Wiltshire | EIA/MIA | Mus musculus domesticus | 354 | Mus spp.? |
OG11 | Battlesbury Bowl, Wiltshire | EIA/MIA | no amplification products | –- | Mus spp.? |
OG12 | Battlesbury Bowl, Wiltshire | EIA/MIA | Apodemus flavicolis | 259 | Apodemus spp. |
OG13 | North West Farm, Dorset | BA? | Apodemus sylvaticus | 255 | Apodemus spp. |
OG14 | North West Farm, Dorset | BA? | No amplification products | – | Apodemus spp. |
OG15 | Druce Farm, Dorset | Roman Period | Apodemus sylvaticus | 131 | Apodemus spp. |
OG16 | Druce Farm, Dorset | Roman Period | Apodemus sylvaticus | 104 | Mus spp./Apodemus spp.? |