Dear Richard,
There seems to be a bit of a gap here as I have just looked through
everything I have access to and can't find anything!
I was thinking Simon Hillson's "Mammal Bones and Teeth" might have
something, but I don't have access to it to check as the library is
now closed. There is some information in Simon Hillson's "Teeth" which
has a diagram of deer incisors but not cow - I don't know if the other
book goes into more detail.
We do have one deer skull with good teeth and another with partly
broken teeth in the Shellshear Museum if you are around and want to
look at them - I will be here all next week if you want to give me a
call. Unfortunately we don't have cow incisors though.
Kind regards,
Sarah Croker
PhD Student
Shellshear Museum
Department of Anatomy and Histology
Building F13
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
Ph: 02 9351 6545
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Quoting Richard Wright <[log in to unmask]>:
> I have had several helpful opinions on my original post, most of
> which favour cow.
>
> Is there a source that illustrates incisor teeth of cow and deer in
> some detail? I have Schmid's illustrations, which lack detail. Also
> France's DVD, where the teeth of cow are broken!
>
> The identification has considerable implication for the archaeology
> of the human remains.
>
> I want to get the anwer right, and cite some 'authority'.
>
> Richard
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ---------------
>
> Subject: [ZOOARCH] ID requested on incisor teeth
> From: Richard Wright <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:52:04 +1100
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
>> I have posted an illustration of two incisor teeth at
>>
>> http://www.box.net/shared/static/aojnnqd9cu.jpg
>>
>> They are claimed to have been associated with some Australian
>> Aboriginal skeletal remains.
>>
>> Obviously not human, they look to me like cow or deer.
>>
>> I know my human osteology, but have no comparative material from
>> cow or deer.
>>
>> If deer, then they are likely to be from the Javan Rusa Deer
>> (Cervus timorensis rusa), which was introduced into the area about
>> 100 years ago.
>>
>> Richard
>
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