Hi Eva
I agree with Norbert - it needs personal examination.
If there is a real chance of being Neanderthal bone, these finds are very rare and it would be worth doing a carbon date and dna analysis.
You could also send it to the human bone forum:
bahid.org
The BAHID website is currently being updated to make the ... We provide a forum for discussion and promotion of subjects within the domain of human identification ...
You could also try contacting Chris Knusel he's a bioarchaeologist based in France at the University of Bordeaux, not so close to Paris, but....
Good luck!
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Subject: [ZOOARCH] Indetification Help on Lion or Human bone
Dear Zooarchers!
I would like to reiterate my request (cf discussion).
Answer confirm that it could be a fibula, but I do not have any idea if it can belong to cave lion or human.
Fibula%20660283.zip I think we can attribute it to one of them because the diaphysis is enough long and seems caracteristic with its angular and flat side (at least it is very different from cave bear).
Thank again you for your advice.
Eva Daschek
Zooarchaeologist, Paris
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