I agree with Tommy - duck or goose. In fact, it is strangely
reminiscent of the 1950s British tradition of having three flying ducks,
usually made of ceramic, across the wall of one's lounge!
Season's greetings to all,
Terry O'Connor
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From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites
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Sent: 19 December 2003 18:03
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Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] ZOOARCH Digest - 17 Dec 2003 to 18 Dec 2003
(#2003-224)
It looks a lot more like a duck or goose to me.
Tommy Tyrberg
At 01:02 2003-12-19, you wrote:
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>Topics of the day:
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> 1. ivory bird
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>Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:36:39 +0000
>From: Umberto Albarella2 <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: ivory bird
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>** Ivory bird displays ancient skill **
>A sculpted piece of mammoth ivory found in a German cave may be the
>earliest representation of a bird in the archaeological record.
>< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/3328229.stm >
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>Umberto Albarella
>Department of Archaeology
>University of Durham
>Durham DH1 3LE, UK
>tel.+44-191-3341153
>fax +44-191-3341101 http://www.dur.ac.uk/Archaeology/staff/UA/index.htm
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>"The worst betrayal of intelligence is finding
>justification for the world as it is"
>Jean Guehenno
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