Good morning The part of a cattle torso has been found in a Roman ritual pit from Avenches (CH). The epiphysis of the thoracic vertebras and the parts of the atlas are not fused, though the animal is quite large. Does anybody have an idea how old the animal was when it was sacrified? Thanks for any advice Sabine -- Dr. Sabine Deschler-Erb Institut für Prähistorische und Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie (IPNA) Spalenring 145 CH - 4055 Basel [log in to unmask] http://pages.unibas.ch/arch/personen/deschlers.htm Tel. 0041 61 201 02 44