I am inclined to think them owl phalanges, but do look at both Strigiformes and Falconiformes. Good luck! Deborah -------- > Greetings from China, > > These bird phalanges come from an assemblage dating to 4000 years ago in > the Yellow River Valley region. I would greatly appreciate any help to > identify them. This is my first time posting photos, so please let me know > if the link does not work: > > http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/albums/bird-phalanges-from-china > > Many thanks! > Kate Brunson > > -- > Katherine Brunson > PhD Candidate > UCLA Department of Anthropology > (619) 787-8646 > [log in to unmask] > -- Dr. Deborah Ruscillo Cosmopoulos Department of Anthropology Washington University in St. Louis Campus Box 1114 St. Louis, MO 63130 [log in to unmask]