[Bonetools] (Fwd) [ZOOARCH] Cortical bone thickness & species ID

[Marloes Rijkelijkhuizen]

Dear Adrienne and others,
>From the pictures I believe that this waste piece is not bone, but elephant 
ivory. You can see the structure on the top end.
Greetings,
Marloes Rijkelijkhuizen

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>studyof object and waste of bone,antler. ivory and horn." 
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>Subject: [Bonetools] (Fwd) [ZOOARCH] Cortical bone thickness & species ID
>Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 10:51:30 +0200
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>Does anyone have ideas about this piece of workshop debris?
>
>Alice
>
>PS You should write directly to Adirenne as well as to the list because she
>is not on the WBRG list.
>
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>Subject:        	[ZOOARCH] Cortical bone thickness & species ID
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>Dear all,
>
>I am currently at Butrint in Albania and have come
>across a piece of worked bone from late Hellenistic
>(probably) deposits, it is wedge-shaped, and appears
>to be a blank worked on a long bone shaft near one of
>the ends as there are remnants of the cancellous bone.
>  The cortical bone thickness at this point is 14.5mm
>and the external surface of the bone shaft has a
>slightly concave profile so I suppose the piece is
>from a tibia or radius or metapodial rather than a
>femur or tibia.  The cortical thickness is too great
>for any of the domestic mammals and I'm strongly
>tempted to suggest elephant.  I'm told Pyrrhus of
>Epirus was famous for keeping Indian elephants but
>this would be the first specimen from Butrint except
>some finished ivories.  Does anyone have any
>suggestions of what else it might plausibly be?  Is it
>too great for aurochs?  Would it be possible to
>speciate by looking at a thin section?  Does anyone
>know of any other specimens around this period from
>the Mediterranean?  I can send pictures to anzone who
>is interested
>
>Cheers,
>
>Adrienne
>
>
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