Dear Imola, we have published photos of a floor surface made of phalanges, located at Wantage, Oxfordshire (photo by Philip Wilknison), and one which includes horse teeth as decorative elements, at West Dean, West Sussex, in Animal Bones and Archaeology: Guidelines for Best Practice, https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/animal-bones-and-archaeology/, p 15, fig 10. The publication can be downloaded for free.
Best, Poly
From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Imola Kelemen
Sent: 13 July 2015 05:10
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Subject: [ZOOARCH] animal bone base under clay floor
Dear Zooarchers,
does any of you know from experience or ever heard of animal bones being used in/under clay floor as structural base (in any historical time)?
We have come across of such a situation in a tell at Semlac, Romania (early bronze age) and I would love to hear about anything similar, anywhere, anytime!
Thanks a lot and all the best to you all,
Imola
Imola Kelemen
archaeozoologist
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