Dear all,
Does anyone know these bird bones? I think, most of them (but not all of
them) came from just one species and it might be a passerine (but I´m
definitely not an bird expert). I´m wondering if these could be the
remains of bulbuls (Pycnonotus (barbatus?), since they are quite common
in this area (egypt, just south of cairo, nile valley) and the bones
were found in layers close to the surface.
Does anyone have photos of skeletal elements of bulbuls or have an idea
which species could be represented? Unfortunately, there is no reference
collection on site and there is no way to get the bones out of the
excavation building.
Thanks in advance - any hint is highly welcomed!
http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/bild3
I´m sorry for the bad quality of the photo...
greetings and all the best
herbert
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Mag. Herbert Böhm
VIAS-Vienna Institute for Archaeological Science
Archaeozoology
c/o Department of Palaeontology
University of Vienna - UZA II/Geozentrum
Althanstrasse 14
A-1090 Wien Österreich
Tel: ++43-1-4277 40306
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