Hi looks like grey seal left femur, quite a large one.
Sheila
SH-D ArchaeoZoology
http://www.shd-archzoo.co.uk
On 21/07/2011 08:46, Allison Grunwald wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
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> I'm helping out someone I know try to ID this bone. A few ideas have crossed our minds but nothing seems wholly convincing. I am currently without my reference material so I'm out of ideas.
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> here is a link to the image: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/antiquitas/bone.png
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> It was found in Ireland at a site spanning 1000-300 CE. I'm not sure exactly where in Ireland.
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> Ideas we've had so far: part of an ilium (checked against their reference collection of land mammals suggests it isn't), distal humerus, proximal femur... I've even thought perhaps scapular neck but that doesn't seem to fit.
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> The nutrient foramena are clear, and may be the correct direction for a distal humerus.
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> I keep thinking it's marine mammal, but I'm not at all familiar with such animals.
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> Thanks for your help,
> Allison
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