Bone found in cave

[PM309]

Found this bone fairly deep  on the floor in a cave called Horseshoe cave in North Yorkshire England

Looks quite old ,very light its 11cm long and 3 cm depth

Edited March 9 by PM309
to many words

[val horn]

Does it pass the burn test

 

[CDiggs]

I'd suggest comparing to sub-adult or juvenile sheep humeri. It looks like both epiphyses are missing which is common with animals where the growth plates haven't fused. This diaphysis has the general shape of a humerus though and I think sheep is both roughly the right size and relatively common in North Yorkshire historically.

https://boneidentification.com/bones/sheep-humerus/

https://museum.wales/blog/2419/Sheep-Farming-In-The-Past-/

[Harry Pristis]

For comparison: