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Dear Ximena, Sheila and Jean-Herve are right. It's an Os rostrale of a pig, domestic judged by the size and compared to the one in my reference collection. Best. Christian -- KNOCHENARBEIT Hans Christian Küchelmann Diplom-Biologe Konsul-Smidt-Straße 30, D-28217 Bremen, Germany tel: +49 - 421 - 61 99 177 fax: +49 - 421 - 37 83 540 mail: [log in to unmask] web: http://www.knochenarbeit.de web: http://www.knochenarbeit-shop.de Am 17.01.2013 um 10:20 schrieb jean-hervé Yvinec: > i agree with sheila > it is an "os du groin" whig give with the translator snout bone > for the sp you will search beyond suidae > cheers > > 2013/1/17 S Hamilton-Dyer <[log in to unmask]> > 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 > > > > > > -- > Jean-hervé Yvinec > 7 rue de l'église > 60280 Bienville > 03 44 83 22 72 > 09 50 24 37 94