Acknowledgements
Many people have contributed to the excavations and the post-excavation research at Malines: M’hamed Bouzakoura, Els Caljon, Valérie Caulier, Wouter De Maeyer, Willy De Vos, Gerard Huysmans, Lieve Lettany, Antonio Ngolo Alvaro and Frans Van den Heuvel. Bart Robberechts and Raf Ribbens helped editing the Dutch find rapport (Troubleyn et al. 2007). At the Flemish Heritage Institute, Hans Denis and Daisy Van Cotthem assisted with various parts of the production of this paper. Wim Wouters (Royal Belgian Institute for the Natural Sciences) and Luc Muylaert (Flemish Heritage Institute) took care of the sieved samples and especially the fish remains. Radiocarbon analysis was carried out by Mark Van Strydonck (Royal Institute for Cutural Heritage, Brussels). Finally, the help of Koen De Groote (Flemish Heritage Institute), who commented upon an earlier draft of this paper, is much appreciated. The same is true for the editorial board of JALC, and especially Wietske Prummel (University of Groningen) and Guy Geltner (University of Amsterdam) as referees. Sheila Hamilton-Dyer (Southampton) kindly corrected the English of this text.
Liesbeth Troubleyn (excavation and pottery),
Dienst Archeologie, Malines,
liesbeth.troubleyn@mechelen.be
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Frank Kinnaer (excavation and historical context),
Dienst Archeologie, Malines,
.
Anton Ervynck (animal remains, corresponding author),
Flemish Heritage Institute, Brussels,
anton.ervynck@rwo.vlaanderen.be
.
Luk Beeckmans (metal artefacts),
Verbond voor Oudheidkundig Bodemonderzoek in Oost-Vlaanderen,
.
Danielle Caluwé (glass),
Stadsontwikkeling, Archeologie, Antwerp,
Danielle.Caluwe@stad.antwerpen.be
.
Brigitte Cooremans (macrobotanical remains),
Flemish Heritage Institute, Brussels,
brigitte.cooremans@rwo.vlaanderen.be
.
Frans De Buyser (metal artefacts),
Flemish Heritage Institute, Brussels,
.
Koen Deforce (pollen and charcoal),
Flemish Heritage Institute, Brussels,
koen.deforce@rwo.vlaanderen.be
.
Konjev Desender (insect remains),
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels.
.
An Lentacker (animal remains),
Flemish Heritage Institute, Brussels,
ann.lentacker@rwo.vlaanderen.be
.
Jan Moens (leather),
Flemish Heritage Institute, Brussels,
.
Gaston Van Bulck (metal artefacts),
Mechelse Vereniging voor Stadsarcheologie, Malines,
.
Maarten Van Dijck (historical context),
Centre of Urban History, University of Antwerp,
.
Wim Van Neer (fish remains),
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels,
Wim.VanNeer@natuurwetenschappen.be
.
Werner Wouters (excavation and historical context),
Agentschap R-O Vlaanderen Onroerend Erfgoed, Flemish Government, Brussels,