looks like a piggy-wigs nose sesamoid Sheila SH-D ArchaeoZoology http://www.shd-archzoo.co.uk On 16/01/2013 23:54, Ximena Lemoine wrote: > Hey Zooarchers! > > Could really use the listserv's expertise in solving this mystery. > We've found several of these odd things (link to images below) as > we're going through the material from an Epipaleolithic site in SE > Turkey. The faunal assemblage is incredibly broad, including a variety > of cervids (c, elephus, dama, odocoileus), aurochs, sheep, goat, pig, > hare, tortoise, possibly gazelle, bear, as well as a number of small > carnivores. The bones in question however remain a mystery. They > appear to be rather diagnostic so I'm sure someone on here will know > at first glance. > > Here are the links: > http://tinypic.com/r/29vdswj/6 > > http://tinypic.com/r/dlq8gl/6 > > http://tinypic.com/r/34jd8x2/6 > > > Thanks for your help! > > Best, > > Ximena Lemoine > >