Excavations at Durrington Walls recovered approximately 8,500 animal bones, with pig bones outnumbering cattle bones by ten to one.
Sources
- Stonehenge-era pig roasts united ancient Britain, scientists say (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440314003446 (sciencedirect.com)
- https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/342334/1/2011_RDRS_29-2011_WEB_REPORT.pdf (eprints.soton.ac.uk)
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283317681_A_passion_for_pork_meat_consumption_at_the_British_late_Neolithic_site_of_Durrington_Walls (researchgate.net)
- https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Plan-of-Durrington-Walls_fig1_267339191 (researchgate.net)
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