The large, square center of the former duck decoy, which is now grassland, was a pond in the seventeenth century, where domestic ducks lived. “They eventually lured the mallards into the trapping pipes,” explains Beeuwkes. This was done with the help of food and a cage dog, which were supposed to stimulate the curiosity of the ducks.
Archaeologists uncover ancient duck decoy: ‘Duck was often on the menu’
