Burrowing down to carbon date ‘Roman’ rabbits

‘Rabbits have this annoying habit of burrowing down into archaeological deposits and dying,’ says Naomi Sykes. Photograph: INS News Agency Ltd/Rex/ShutterstockIt’s lovely to see so much response (Letters, 19 April) to our rabbit story. With regards to concerns about the linguistics – our Leicester team is working on this. It is tempting to draw links between Latin terms and the Romans but it’s not always so straightforward. The Easter E.g. team, who reported on the