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oops! I have put some more photos up with a scale. They are about 17mm in diameter and 35mm in length. They are very dense and quite heavy for their size thanks Sheryl On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:45 AM, S Hamilton-Dyer <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Hi Sheryl, there doesn't seem to be a scale, what size are they? if 30mm or > so thick do they feel heavy? ie maybe manatee? > Sheila > > SH-D ArchaeoZoology > http://www.shd-archzoo.co.uk > > > > On 09/08/2010 23:06, Sheryl McPherson wrote: > >> Hi everyone, I was hoping that someone might recognise these bones that >> are from a site in New Guinea. >> They have the texture and structure of turtle bones but do not fit within >> the turtle skeleton. I think that they are possibly ribs based on their >> cylindrical shape? One of the bones (which might not be visible in the >> photos) is flat on one side. >> >> >> >> http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=3bnff4vrhnlqt >> >> Cheers >> Sheryl >> >> >>