Hi all,
Jennie your cat toes sound very interesting and I would be interested in any replies as the
'weaponary' of carnivores of all sorts is oftern held in high esteem (g a short trip to any
ethnographic museum can confirm this).
Can I therefore encourage people to continue to reply ON-LIST to the majority of enquires as the
ZOOARCH discussions are archived and can be searched in the future when someone else finds another
possible claw-extraction incident. Private replies are not accessable.
Thanks.
Jacqui Mulville (PhD)
Zooarch Listowner,
Senior Lecturer in Bioarchaeology,
School of History and Archaeology
Cardiff University
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Tel: + 44 (0) 29 2087 4247
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>>> Jennie Borresen Lee <[log in to unmask]> 16/04/2008 20:50 >>>
Hi all,
I have two bobcat (Lynx rufus) second phalanges with cut marks near their
proximal ends (cranial surface). They were recovered from an
archaeological site in northwestern Colorado, USA. I haven't identified
any other bobcat remains in the assemblage. I'm wondering if the cut
marks are the result of disarticulating the claws, perhaps for some
symbolic purpose. Has anyone encountered butchered bobcat (or other
felid) feet before and/or can you please point me in the direction of some
good references? Feel free to reply off-list.
Thanks in advance,
Jennie
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