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Date: | Mon, 26 Aug 1996 11:26:09 +0100 |
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Dear Mr. Long,
In the town of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, a lot of
cesspits were excavated, containing foodremains from the tables of
Jewish families.
Mainly in the artificial island of Vloonburgh (now: Waterlooplein)
one of four quarters of the district 110 cesspits were dug up. Most
of them had 'kasjroet'-lead-seals, lots of fishbone and animal bone
but -of course- no pig bones. From the different species and the
variety the status could be deduced. On the canals lived the rich
Portugese and Eastern-European Jews, in the main streets the
middle-classes and in the backstreets and the alleys the poor folk.
The material dates from 1610 up to the
1800erds. The 17th century cesspits have a lot of Portuges faiences
with the Jewish immigrant family names. Also the very rare Portugese
terra-sigilata from Estremoz was found.
Only the bone material and the important ceramics have been published
because the pits contained an awfull lot of material.
When you like I can send you some copies.
yours sincerely,
Michiel Bartels
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