I would very strongly recommend re-examination! changing labels might only
compound any errors - I have seen some wonderful museum howlers, I'm sure
other folk have too!
Sheila
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jacqui Mulville" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 3:26 PM
Subject: cattle - bos longifrons
> My museum is updating its catalogue and has lots of
> material marked as bos longifrons and frontosis (from swiss
> neolithic sites I think). They now wish to use the
> approriate names but want to know what this is.
>
> Does anyone have any good sources of info on the history of
> theses names and when they went out of usage.
>
> Our curator needs to relabel them and is keen to do this
> without actually looking at the bones if possible - did
> people only called longifrons stuff that definately wasn't
> auroch but was bos from archaeological sites? And
> frontosis? I have a feeling the stuff should be
> reexamined, what does everyone else think.
>
> jacqui
>
> Oh and any references please....
> ----------------------
> Jacqui Mulville,
> EH Regional Science Advisor (E. Mids)
> Oxford University Museum,
> Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW
> Tel: 01865-272996 Fax: 01865-272970
>
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