Angela
Elite member
- Messages
- 21,823
- Reaction score
- 12,328
- Points
- 113
- Ethnic group
- Italian
Funny. I just assumed they'd always been there, but apparently not.
See:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/roman-rabbit-find-is-one-giant-hop-for-archaeology-dn0dhtfk8
"They gave us aqueducts, sanitation, roads, public baths and wine. Now another item can join the list of Roman additions to British life — the rabbit.Just in time for Easter, scientists have identified the remains of what they believe is Britain’s earliest bunny. A small leg bone, from the first century AD, was found at what was once a grand Roman villa in Fishbourne, West Sussex."
See:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/roman-rabbit-find-is-one-giant-hop-for-archaeology-dn0dhtfk8
"They gave us aqueducts, sanitation, roads, public baths and wine. Now another item can join the list of Roman additions to British life — the rabbit.Just in time for Easter, scientists have identified the remains of what they believe is Britain’s earliest bunny. A small leg bone, from the first century AD, was found at what was once a grand Roman villa in Fishbourne, West Sussex."