looks like a piggy-wigs nose sesamoid
Sheila
SH-D ArchaeoZoology
http://www.shd-archzoo.co.uk
On 16/01/2013 23:54, Ximena Lemoine wrote:
> Hey Zooarchers!
>
> Could really use the listserv's expertise in solving this mystery.
> We've found several of these odd things (link to images below) as
> we're going through the material from an Epipaleolithic site in SE
> Turkey. The faunal assemblage is incredibly broad, including a variety
> of cervids (c, elephus, dama, odocoileus), aurochs, sheep, goat, pig,
> hare, tortoise, possibly gazelle, bear, as well as a number of small
> carnivores. The bones in question however remain a mystery. They
> appear to be rather diagnostic so I'm sure someone on here will know
> at first glance.
>
> Here are the links:
> http://tinypic.com/r/29vdswj/6
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/dlq8gl/6
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/34jd8x2/6
>
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Best,
>
> Ximena Lemoine
>
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