I am almost sure too, this is the fragment of rib of cattle.
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On Fri, 10/25/13, S Hamilton-Dyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Possible bear calcaneus
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Friday, October 25, 2013, 1:50 AM
Hi, what they
mean is the
proximal/dorsal end of the rib - the bit that
articulates with the
vertebra, the broken part being the start of the main
shaft of the
rib, which is probably left mid thoracic of cattle.
Sheila
SH-D
ArchaeoZoology
http://www.shd-archzoo.co.uk
On 24/10/2013 22:34, Susan Morley wrote:
hmmmm...if this is the costal end of the rib of
a large
mammal where does the body articulate to this
fragment? Are
you thinking that it articulates with the
cancellous bone that
is visible in Picture 2? Otherwise, are you saying
it is an
ununited fracture fragment? It is rather short,
no? Perhaps 6
cm in length? It is interesting!
Sue
On Thu, Oct 24,
2013 at 2:19 PM, James
Morris <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
Thanks Sarah, very good point. I think
that
explains the slight nagging feeling I had
about it.
I'll check it against our large mammal
ribs.
Cheers
Jim
From:
Sarah
Kansa <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thursday, 24 October 2013 22:08
To:
James
Morris <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:
Re:
[ZOOARCH] Possible bear calcaneus
Hi Jim,
I'll be curious to hear what this
is! To me, it
doesn't look like a calcaneus, but
like the head of
a rib of a large animal.
Best,
Sarah
On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at
1:48 PM, James Morris <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
Hi all,
I currently have a
student working
on material from an Iron
Age
enclosure. We came across
a calcaneus
today that I think might
be bear. But
we don't have bear in
our reference
collection.
I've uploaded the
photos to zoobook,
any suggestions from the
collective
would be most
appreciated.
http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/albums/uclan-animal-bones
Cheers
Jim
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