Piglets with Iron Age markings, Petersfield, Hampshire

Mar. 02 Piglets with the iron age look: A group of archaeologists reconstructing an Iron age farm settlement at Petersfield, Hampshire, wanted to stock it with piglets with the black and ginger characteristics of Iron Age domestic pets. So they approached farmer Joe Henson at his farm mere Guiting Power, Gloucestershire. He already had a primitive-type Tamworth ginger sow, and London zoo had a wild boar in captivity, which they gave him. and the result of the match is a litter of seven ginger coloured piglets - all with the necessary black stripes. Says farmer Joe Henson: I am certain we now have the only litter of its kind in the world. Photo shows It's feeding time for the seven Iron age piglets

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Approached Archaeologists Boar Captivity Certain Characteristics Guiting Henson Litter Mere Necessary Petersfield Piglets Reconstructing Result Says Tamworth

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