GjoniL Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Hi, I recently found what I believe is a possible Equine tibia on a piece of my family's land in western Pennsylvania. I work primarily with human skeletal remains so my paleo zooarchaeology skills may not be up to par compared to others that study the subject full time. I found the bone when I was digging holes to plant some trees; it was not found with any other bones or contextual clues. The habitat is a western Pennsylvania woodland forest that has very little development and was found during the fall. I would appreciate any feedback as to what exactly I have in my possession. Thank you for your time! P.S. Please do not mind the background, the image was taken at my work desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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abyssunder Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 for comparison excerpt from E. Schmid. 1972. Atlas of Animal Bones. For Prehistorians, Archaeologists and Quaternary Geologists. Elsevier, New York. 5 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrR Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 With the two pronounced bumps on the end-view(?), and the curve of the bone, I'd GUESS bovine, and modern, not fossilized. Again, I'll admit my newbie status on such things. Big bone though. And I can say without hesitation that it isn't a concretion. That much I have learned. Good luck finding out for sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GjoniL Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 9:20 PM, abyssunder said: for comparison excerpt from E. Schmid. 1972. Atlas of Animal Bones. For Prehistorians, Archaeologists and Quaternary Geologists. Elsevier, New York. Thank you for the guide, it is extremely helpful. What part of Romania are you located in? I will be attending a field school in Transylvania this summer. Once again thank you for the guide, I will research further into the "Atlas of Animal Bones. For Prehistorians, Archaeologists and Quaternary Geologists" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 7:49 PM, MrR said: I can say without hesitation that it isn't a concretion. That much I have learned. . We'll make you a fossil expert yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 9 hours ago, GjoniL said: Thank you for the guide, it is extremely helpful. What part of Romania are you located in? I will be attending a field school in Transylvania this summer. Once again thank you for the guide, I will research further into the "Atlas of Animal Bones. For Prehistorians, Archaeologists and Quaternary Geologists" You are welcome! I live in Timisoara, in the west side of the country. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Again I would say that it is modern but that doesn’t mean it isn’t old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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