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> Ed, I can't make much of Photo no. 1, but PHoto no. 2 looks to me like a view of the distal (astragalar) surface of the calcaneum of a horse or ass; probably horse from the size. It could also be cattle; I'd need to see a lateral or medial view to be more certain. Hope this helps. -- Deb Bennett > > Dear Zooarch: > > I'm currently in the field and would like some help identifying a bone > that came across my tray today. It is from a large animal from a site in > the Negev, Southern Israel. You can view a couple of low quality photos > (labeled Maher 1 and Maher 2) posted at the following link: > http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=36sdjbectw651. > > Any suggestions are most welcome. Since it is nearly intact, it should > be recognizable to some of you on this list. > > Cheers, > > > > *************************************** > Edward F. Maher, Ph.D. > > Instructor > North Central College > Naperville, IL > > >