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I agree with Danny that it might be "bezeroz" I just no idea what they were called! They are not uncommon in Icelandic sheep especially if they have been underfed. *______________________________________________Albína Hulda Pálsdóttir* Dýrabeinafornleifafræðingur MA │ Zooarchaeologist MA Auðlindadeild │ Faculty of Land and Animal Resources Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands │ The Agricultural University of Iceland <http://www.lbhi.is> Keldnaholti 112 Reykjavík, Iceland [log in to unmask] Farsími │ Mobile. +354 6979896 http://lbhi.academia.edu/AlbínaPálsdóttir On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 2:16 PM, Danny Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Ashley, do some looking for "bezors." These are hairballs from the stomach > of usually ruminants. I have one at the University of Wyoming that has been > calcified and looks just like your photos, including the spalling that > makes it look like eggshell. It was removed by a veterinarian from the > Wyoming Game and Fish from the stomach of an pronghorn. > > If you want comparative pictures, I can photograph it as well as normal > hair bezors so you can seen the comparison. > > > Danny > > > Danny N. Walker, PhD, RPA > Zooarchaeological Identifications > Laramie, > WY 82072 > > --- [log in to unmask] wrote: > > From: Ashley Sharpe <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [ZOOARCH] Mysterious Egg-like Object > Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 04:46:28 +0000 > > Dear Zooarch Community, > > I have come across a mysterious egg-like object in the faunal assemblage > of a Maya site in eastern Guatemala. The date is roughly 500 AD. By all > rights any egg shouldn't survive out there, and I'm inclined to believe > it's a rock of some sort, possibly a speleothem. However, I have no > experience working with eggs or eggshells, so I wanted to pass it by the > listserv in case someone might be able to identify it, or at least confirm > that it's definitely not an egg. > > Here is a link to the photos: > https://www.dropbox.com/sh/puns6ur3jj5vgc8/AAA2b-X-a4yOOTvx5u1UUUc-a?dl=0 > > The object is smooth on all sides, with no indication that it had been > attached to something else. The "shell" is fairly thick, a millimeter or > two in some places from what I could see of the piece that broke off. There > is no animal I'm aware of in the Guatemala area that would lay an egg this > size. > > Unfortunately these are the only photos I have of the object at the > moment, since I am no longer in Guatemala and could not remove it from the > excavation storage site. > > I greatly appreciate any help/ideas/advice you might have. > > Best, > Ashley > > -- > Ashley E. Sharpe > Ph.D. Candidate > Department of Anthropology > University of Florida >