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Hi Fiona, pt4 looks quite good for baby grey seal fore, I will have a 
think about the others.
Sheila

SH-D ArchaeoZoology
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On 11/10/2013 14:45, fiona beglane wrote:
> I wonder if I could call on the extreme generosity of members to help 
> out with some mystery bones. I have 4 sets of photos kept under 
> separate links for clarity.  Medieval/Post med site in Ireland.
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> Phalanges and metapodial.  The 'concave' proximal ends look like what 
> you get on pig accessory phalanges, but these are very big for pig, 
> especially as the bone is very spongy / young juvenile in texture - or 
> maybe a marine mammal? (Althougth this is an inland site).
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> http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/albums/4-mystery
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> thanks
> Fiona
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