Footprints Website by Will Higgs: Archaeological Section
Mustelid
Weasel Family
Mustelid (probably Stoat M. nivalis) footprints on a Roman bessalis or lydion from York. P = pes, M = manus. The triangular area to the upper right is part of a legionary stamp, probably the Sixth Legion, based in York from the early 2cnd century.
Diameter of coin: 20.3mm.
| DETAILS | |
| Site | Layerthorpe Bridge, Peasholme Green, York; possible Roman tile kiln. |
| Substrate | Clay |
| Age of substrate | 2cnd to 3rd century AD |
| Gait | unclear |
| Identification | Wide-spread toes, claws merging with toe pads, crescent-shaped heel pad. |
| Held by | ? Excavated by MAP Archaeological Consultancy Ltd but now untraceable. |
The size range here is too large for stoat (Mustela nivalis) and may be ferret or polecat (M. furo/putorius).
| DETAILS | |
| Site | Humberside Area |
| Substrate | Clay |
| Age of substrate | Nineteenth Century |
| Gait | unclear |
| Identification | Wide-spread toes, claws merging with toe pads, crescent-shaped heel pad. |
| Held by | Humberside Archaeological Trust |