What the heck is a lek?
Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
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Summary: 41 loose fragments of glazed floor tiles, from the Medieval pottery and tile kiln’s on Naish Hill, Lacock, Wiltshire, excavated by Michael J. McCarthy in 1971, sponsored by the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works.
Excavations in 1971 revealed two pottery kiln’s and two rectangular tile kilns dating to the Medieval period (13-14th century) on Naish Hill, Lacock, Wiltshire. Among the finds from the pottery kilns were a large number of cooking pots, bowls, and highly decorated wares as well as a very remarkable ‘dragon’ jug. Inlaid tiles were a feature of the tile kiln’s production.
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