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Hi Lenny, Are these the teeth that Sonia has already said look like sperm whale? Terry On 1 Oct 2016 20:02, "Michael A. Etnier" < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > chiming in on the teeth from Sheffield---they are sperm whale. the > incredibly thick cementum in a concentric ring around the dentine, plus the > fairly large size firms that up. > > I did a quick image search and didn't find the exact view that would help. > But if you dig around, you can probably find a view/image that would > convince you. > > ---Mike > > Michael A. Etnier, PhD > Applied Osteology > Bellingham, WA > www.appliedosteology.com > > and > > Department of Anthropology > Western Washington University > Bellingham, WA > > -------- Original Message -------- > > From: "S Hamilton-Dyer" <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2016 7:57 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] help with id > > > > Hi, - hang on to these! I believe they are teeth - you are looking > > mostly at the root, with the shiny flattened dome being the biting > > surface. They don't look quite like cetacean, ones I have and have seen > > > are more open. How big would walrus molars get? > > Sheila > > > > SH-D ArchaeoZoology > > http://www.shd-archzoo.co.uk > > > > On 01/10/2016 13:47, Lenny Salvagno wrote: > > > Hello Zooarchers, > > > > > > A guy came in a while ago asking if I could identify some bones he > found while digging in his garden in Sheffield. > > > > > > At first I thought they were horncores but then I completely changed my > mind as these bones are quite shiny and full.. not spongy looking as I > would expect from a horncore. > > > > > > Second guess was teeth but couldn't find anything convincingly similar > in our reference collection (and we have some exotic specimens!) > > > > > > Umberto suggested buffalo horns (as opposed to horncores) but as we > cannot compare it we are still not totally convinced... > > > > > > Pictures can be found here: > http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/albums/unknown-bones-1 > > > > > > Have you ever seen something like this? > > > > > > Any suggestion would be highly appreciated! > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Lenny > > > >