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Just double checked some photos of walrus I took in Petersburg - walrus fits very nicely, the teeth are reduced to almost flat cones with the central clearer bit (enamel v dentine), not seen the full extent of the roots before - 99% sure this is what they are, fantastic find! 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 >