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This is pretty far afield, but at Neolithic Catalhoyuk in Turkey, there was an infant burial with trachial segments on the fingers of each hand. See: Russell, Nerissa, and Kevin J. McGowan 2005 The Çatalhöyük bird bones. In Inhabiting Çatalhöyük: Reports from the 1995-1999 Seasons. I. Hodder, ed. Pp. 99-110. McDonald Institute Monographs. Cambridge: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. Page 103 and Cessford, Craig 2007 Building 1. In Excavating Çatalhöyük: South, North and KOPAL Area Reports from the 1995-1999 Seasons. I. Hodder, ed. Pp. 405-530. McDonald Institute Monographs. Cambridge: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. Pages 415-417 Rissa At 10:29 AM +0000 3/11/08, Kris Poole wrote: >Dear all, > >A colleague of mine recovered this find on >a Mid-Late Saxon site in Norfolk, an image of >which I have posted to the BoneCommons website: > ><http://www.alexandriaarchive.org/icaz/icazForum/viewtopic.php?p=1050#1050>http://www.alexandriaarchive.org/icaz/icazForum/viewtopic.php?p=1050#1050 > >It appears to be a sheep rib with some bird >tracheal rings threaded on to it. Does anyone >know of any parallels? > >Many thanks, > >Kris Poole > > >Messenger on the move. ><http://mobile.uk.msn.com/pc/messenger.aspx >Text >MSN to 63463 now! -- Nerissa Russell Department of Anthropology Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 USA (607) 255-6790 fax (607) 255-3747