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.

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).

http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/albums/4-mystery

thanks
Fiona

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