Earliest known remains *in England*, I assume - guinea pigs come from South America.
Alas, I know so little about the history and archaeology of the Americas :( thank you :)
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I've had lots of interesting education from making a flippant remark about what "first" means. Thanks for that!



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Same! :) And you weren't wrong, I should have added 'in Europe' to the post, rather than assumed etc :)
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"one historical reference that Europeans ate guinea pigs in a 1563 book written by French agronomist O.4 de Serres. De Serres wrote that it was "necessary to have some spices to improve the flavor of guinea pig meat," Pigière said."https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/01/120207-guinea-pigs-europe-south-america-pets-animals/ …
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Pizarro went back to Europe, supposedly with Inca textiles, in 1528. So maybe took guinea pig to Europe at that time?
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But earlier possibilities from Caribbean, because "To date, our analysis indicates that guinea pigs were introduced to the islands after AD 500, possibly to the Greater Antilles first. "http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15564894.2013.861545 …
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