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Dear Jennie,

Rather than being bones, these specimens look like seeds and sound like seeds from your description.  I suggest you show them to a local archaeobotanist who is familiar with the flora of NE Colorado.

Tonya Largy, M.A.
Zooarchaeology Laboratory
Peabody Museum, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138
USA

Jennie Borresen Lee wrote:
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Greetings all,

I have attached a photo of a mystery specimen.  Can somebody please help 
me identify these little buggers.  I have run across them before and 
simply have no idea what they are.  They may be quite obvious to some or 
many of you (I hope).  These are from a faunal assemblage (mainly 
comprised of bison remains) from NE Colorado, USA.  They are about 1.5 mm 
thick and 3.7 mm in diameter.  There is a little spur on the outer edge 
and a rough texture on the upper and lower surfaces.  They appear 
mineralized.  I greatly appreciate any and all help.

Thanks,
Jennie