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
> >