Remains of pony found at historic theatre site
It may accept been a circus pony performing 1 in conclusion play a joke on to a greater extent than than a century afterward its death, or it may accept been a working Equus caballus that pulled a coach.
The answer may never hold upwards known, simply the regain of the buried skeleton of a pony nether the site of a historic New Zealand theater during function at the site a fortnight agone has sure enough piqued interest.
Archaeologist Katharine Watson, of Underground Overground Archaeology, was called inwards afterward the regain was unearthed during function to demolish as well as rebuild purpose of the Isaac Theatre Royal inwards Christchurch.
The ornate theater was badly damaged inwards the Feb 22, 2011, earthquake centered close the urban marrow that killed 185 people.
The 6.3-magnitude quake caused billions of dollars inwards impairment to the city’s buildings as well as infrastructure.
Watson told Horsetalk the pony regain was a fascinating find.
Workers task demolition function unearthed the remains behind the facade beside the marble stairs.
Watson said the surface area inwards Gloucester St where the pony was buried was pasture until 1906, when the theater was built. The skeleton, she said, would accept been buried or thence fourth dimension from the mid-1800s until the theatre’s construction.
The skeleton was by as well as large consummate as well as by as well as large articulated. It yet had 1 shoe intact.
It was likely, she said, the others had been removed afterward expiry for re-use. The 1 remaining shoe may accept been besides hard to remove, she suggested.
The beast had been given a proper burial inwards a grave nigh 1.5 metres deep.
It was unusual, she said, that the pony had non gone to the knackery.
The even out of the beast is unlikely to e'er hold upwards known, simply a circus is known to accept used the pasture for a time, as well as it was also used past times a coaching depot. Could it accept been 1 in conclusion play a joke on from a circus beast that 1 time entertained children inwards the early on settlement?
Watson, who is assigned to investigate whatever interesting finds during function at the theater site, said she had recovered every bit many of the bones every bit she could. They volition ultimately hold upwards analysed to run into what secrets they may yield, as well as and thence placed inwards long-term storage.
Some of the artifacts recovered during the earthworks may ultimately instruct on display.
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