Tweets:
An odd thread has developed on the newsgroup for ancient Aegean
archaeology. The discussion originated, if I remember, by something
like "is there any evidence for ancient mousetraps," which led to
cats, which led to owls (as rodent catchers). The bottom Q makes me
curious. DO people train owls? Will owls allow themselves to be trained?
Irene

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Date: Fri, 07 Apr 1995 08:06:24 -0400
From: Faybienne Geenhuizen <fgeenhzn at iu.net>
To: aegeanet at acpub.duke.edu
Subject: Re: Rats, mice, cats....owls

Kenneth F. Kitchell, Jr., wrote:

> It just came to me that the everpresent owl in Greece would have
>been an extraordinarily effective "rat trap" for the ancient inhabitants.
>They are quite more effective than cats.
>ken kitchell
>
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Is there any evidence to suggest that owls were "used" in this way?
Is there anything people can do to encourage owls to inhabit a
particular area, and would it show up in the archaeological record?

An owl won't sleep in your lap, though. (will it?)

Faybienne Geenhuizen
fgeenhzn at iu.net