Hi Tanya- It looks like a crow or raven (depending on the size).
Sincerely,
Kris Bovy
PhD Candidate in Archaeology
Department of Anthropology
University of Washington
Box 353100
Seattle, Washington 98195-3100
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Tanya M. Peres wrote:
> Dear Zooarchers,
>
> I have been asked to identify these carpometacarpus fragments.
> They are from a Late Prehistoric site in north-central Kentucky, and were
> found with a human
> burial (which also had items like copper beads and other adornments,
> and projectile points).
>
> I am stumped. I have looked at a number of birds in our collection,
> unfortunately our collection
> is not strong in the avian dept. I have looked at and ruled out:
>
> turkey
> any of the owls
> red-tailed hawk
> golden eagle
> great blue heron
> duck
> Canada goose
>
> Of course, this doesn't mean that it can't be any of them, as our
> collection is not
> very good for any of the birds. Any and all suggestions will be very helpful!
>
> I have posted the pictures here for you to look at:
>
> http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeAN2jZw4bNGrFFA
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Tanya Peres
>
>
>
> Tanya M. Peres, PhD, RPA
> Assistant Director, Program for Archaeological Research
> Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
> University of Kentucky
> 1020A Export Street
> Lexington, KY 40506-9854
> 859-257-1944 Office
> 859-323-1968 FAX
> www.uky.edu/as/anthropology/PAR
> www.uky.edu/~tmpere2
>
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