The presence of Roman material in early Anglo-Saxon graves in England is well documented, and recent excavations at Scremby in Lincolnshire have revealed a complete copper-alloy enamelled drinking cup in a sixth-century ad female burial. Not only is such a Roman vessel a very rare find, but also its inclusion in an early medieval grave makes it a unique example of the reuse of an antique object in a funerary context. This article presents a typological and metallurgical analysis of the cup and selected comparative examples from England and France are discussed. The context of deposition and the role the cup played as a burial container for animal fat are examined, as are the mechanisms that lay behind the cup's continued life several centuries after its manufacture.

Over 120 prehistoric pottery sherds from mainland Finland and the Åland Islands in the north Baltic region were studied for their organic residue content. Preserved fat residues found in these vessels indicated that the food procurement pattern was broad during the Neolithic and Early Metal periods. Based on previous research and these results, it appears that animal husbandry came to Finland with the Corded Ware culture. Groups using the succeeding Late Neolithic Kiukainen Ware did not, however, practice animal husbandry to any great extent, as there is an indication of dairy fats in only a single sherd. In general, even after dairy farming arrived in the area, prehistoric groups in southern and south-western Finland continued or returned to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. During the Early Metal period, animal husbandry increased in importance among the groups living in the area, and the level of dairying then intensified.

Ceramics were subjected to organic residue analysis from two collections: a series of middle Copper Age (Bodrogkeresztúr) vessels hitherto known as ‘milk jugs’, curated in the Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Budapest, and a collection of early Baden (Boleráz) vessels from the recently discovered settlement of Gyo”r-Szabadrét-domb, in western Hungary. The aim of the analyses was to establish whether or not these vessels, often associated with milk based on typological criteria, were actually used to process, store or serve dairy products. The results of the analyses revealed that no dairy products could be securely identified in the so-called ‘milk jugs’. Nevertheless dairy products were identified in other vessel types.

Rainbow trout were fed two experimental diets differed in lipid content by replacement of crudestarch (lipid-poor diet : 4.2% lipid or lipid or lipid-rich diet : 14.8% lipid) supplemented or not with antibiotics (a combination Flumequine + Gentamycin, 1:4). The apparent digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, lipid, carbohydrate and total energy were measured. Addition of lipid by replacement of crude starch in the fish diet in the absence of antibiotics enhanced significantly (p < 0.01) the apparent digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, carbohydrate and total energy, but did not influence those of lipid. Antibiotics supplementation of the lipid-poor diet (consequently with a high level of carbohydrate) enhanced significantly (p < 0.01) the apparent digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, lipid, and total energy, but not those of carbohydrate. On the other hand the antibiotics-treated lipid-rich diet (consequentlywith a low level of carbohydrate) showed a higher (p < 0.01) digestibility for dry matter, lipid, carbohydrate and total energy, but not for crude protein. The stimulatory effect of antibiotics on nutrient digestibility is discussed.