Thank you all for your replies, you're very helpful =) Yes, this one is quite small - 13.9 mm. The head i in fusion though, so it could possibly grow a bit more I suppose. Not sure if beech martens exist in Ireland either. Anyway, thank you all again! > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karin Svensson > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 11:20 AM > To: > Subject: [ZOOARCH] femur ID > > > Dear all, > > I have published some photos of a small mammal femur on > http://karin02svensson.blogg.se > > Unfortunately my small mammal reference collection is not great, so > could anyone help me with an ID please? Is it a rodent of some sort? > > > Thanks in advance, > > Karin Svensson > Osteologist > Karin Svensson Osteologist