Dear Lenny,
I agree with Sheila, it seems to be teeth, most probable incisors,
heavily worn down, thus just one root and the polished end is the
chewing surface.......actually I have no idea how walrus looks like and
why somebody should have that in his garden.........
Best Susanne
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Am 01.10.2016 um 14:47 schrieb Lenny Salvagno:
> Hello Zooarchers,
>
> A guy came in a while ago asking if I could identify some bones he found while digging in his garden in Sheffield.
>
> At first I thought they were horncores but then I completely changed my mind as these bones are quite shiny and full.. not spongy looking as I would expect from a horncore.
>
> Second guess was teeth but couldn't find anything convincingly similar in our reference collection (and we have some exotic specimens!)
>
> Umberto suggested buffalo horns (as opposed to horncores) but as we cannot compare it we are still not totally convinced...
>
> Pictures can be found here: http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/albums/unknown-bones-1
>
> Have you ever seen something like this?
>
> Any suggestion would be highly appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lenny
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