It's a rib, and I agree with Chris it looks like a seal. I don't know if
there are or were anything but monk seals around there. The little fused
bit is a bit weird, though.
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Subject: Re: Mystery bone
Chris
Which element do you think it is - long bone, rib?
Richard
On 3/11/2011 09:35, Christyann Darwent wrote:
> Hi Angelos,
>
> It appears to be a seal, head + proximal 1/4 shaft, right. I'm nost sure
> what species of sea mammal you have in that part of the world.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Richard
Wright<[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> Angelos
>>
>> I think it could well be the head of a rib.
>>
>> Richard
>>
>>
>> On 2/11/2011 02:13, Angelos Hadjikoumis wrote:
>>
>>> Hello colleagues!
>>>
>>> I have a mystery bone from an Early Bronze site (in Greece). I have
>>> uploaded some photographs on flickr for those who want to attempt to
help
>>> me out with this one.
>>>
>>> It has a very 'curvy' overall shape and it unfortunately preserves
only a
>>> fraction of one of the two epiphyses. Also note the thin bone fragment
>>> fused on the larger 'curvy' shaft. Could it be a radius-ulna of an
>>> unknown-to-me species? I vaguely remember seeing similarly-shaped
('curvy')
>>> bones in human and marine mammal skeletons. I would not exclude the
>>> possibility that it is a pathological specimen. So far I had some
(few)
>>> pathological dog specimens but this one's morphology is very different
(in
>>> any case, humerus is the nearest shape from the dog elements).
>>>
>>> Here are the photos:
>>> 1) http://www.flickr.com/photos/**59255808@N07/6302753252/in/**
>>>
set-72157627903502987<http://www.flickr.com/photos/59255808@N07/6302753252
/in/set-72157627903502987>
>>> 2) http://www.flickr.com/photos/**59255808@N07/6302757638/in/**
>>>
set-72157627903502987<http://www.flickr.com/photos/59255808@N07/6302757638
/in/set-72157627903502987>
>>> 3) http://www.flickr.com/photos/**59255808@N07/6302761764/in/**
>>>
set-72157627903502987<http://www.flickr.com/photos/59255808@N07/6302761764
/in/set-72157627903502987>
>>> 4) http://www.flickr.com/photos/**59255808@N07/6302768284/in/**
>>>
set-72157627903502987<http://www.flickr.com/photos/59255808@N07/6302768284
/in/set-72157627903502987>
>>>
>>> Peace,
>>> Angelos
>>>
>>>
>
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