Dear All,
I would need some help with the
identification of a humerus belonging to
a small carnivore.
At a first glance I thought it could
have been a pine marten but it looks
greater to the ones I looked up in the
reference collection; it does not seem
to fit with a wolverine either (rather
small for it and different). I tried
also with a genet with no luck.
So, while comparing notes with
colleagues who I thank greatly, I
weighed up the possibility it could be a
mongoose or a ratel/honey badger from
North Africa or the Near East but,
unfortunately, I have not found either
any reference in collections near by or
atlases/publications so far for
morphological descriptions or
measurements. Any suggestion? Or Is
there anybody willing to share some
measurements from these taxa? I attach
some pictures of the element and the
measurements down here.
As for the context: late antique filling
(2nd half 5th century AD), NE Palatine
Hill, Rome. Probably residual.
I thank in advance anybody who could
point me in some direction.
(let me know if the URL does not work
properly)
