Hi Angelos,
It appears to be a seal, head + proximal 1/4 shaft, right. I'm nost sure
what species of sea mammal you have in that part of the world.
Cheers,
Chris
On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Richard Wright <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Angelos
>
> I think it could well be the head of a rib.
>
> Richard
>
>
> On 2/11/2011 02:13, Angelos Hadjikoumis wrote:
>
>> Hello colleagues!
>>
>> I have a mystery bone from an Early Bronze site (in Greece). I have
>> uploaded some photographs on flickr for those who want to attempt to help
>> me out with this one.
>>
>> It has a very 'curvy' overall shape and it unfortunately preserves only a
>> fraction of one of the two epiphyses. Also note the thin bone fragment
>> fused on the larger 'curvy' shaft. Could it be a radius-ulna of an
>> unknown-to-me species? I vaguely remember seeing similarly-shaped ('curvy')
>> bones in human and marine mammal skeletons. I would not exclude the
>> possibility that it is a pathological specimen. So far I had some (few)
>> pathological dog specimens but this one's morphology is very different (in
>> any case, humerus is the nearest shape from the dog elements).
>>
>> Here are the photos:
>> 1) http://www.flickr.com/photos/**59255808@N07/6302753252/in/**
>> set-72157627903502987<http://www.flickr.com/photos/59255808@N07/6302753252/in/set-72157627903502987>
>> 2) http://www.flickr.com/photos/**59255808@N07/6302757638/in/**
>> set-72157627903502987<http://www.flickr.com/photos/59255808@N07/6302757638/in/set-72157627903502987>
>> 3) http://www.flickr.com/photos/**59255808@N07/6302761764/in/**
>> set-72157627903502987<http://www.flickr.com/photos/59255808@N07/6302761764/in/set-72157627903502987>
>> 4) http://www.flickr.com/photos/**59255808@N07/6302768284/in/**
>> set-72157627903502987<http://www.flickr.com/photos/59255808@N07/6302768284/in/set-72157627903502987>
>>
>> Peace,
>> Angelos
>>
>>
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