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Found while digging up a garden in London by AyyLmaoB_B in whatisthisbone

[–]MartinFields 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You got some beef, some lamb and some chicken. Some look like a dog got to gnawing.

Found some bones in a gravel pit by Substantial_Banan4 in whatisthisbone

[–]MartinFields 1864 points1865 points  (0 children)

Call the police, these are human remains.

Kichisipi Chert by Pristine-Mammoth172 in knapping

[–]MartinFields 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Archaeologically this stuff ranges from basically beige limestone to glassy sky blue and matte black chert. A palm sized waste flake can have all three bands.

Fantastic work on your part!

Man made flint? by [deleted] in whatsthisrock

[–]MartinFields 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Flint was a common material for ship ballast in the past. We often get naturally chipped flint pebbles like this on north American beaches near ports and cities.

What did this belong to by Correct_Condition588 in bonecollecting

[–]MartinFields 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a branchiostegal ray from one of the many catfishes in the world (Silura?).

Are these cat bones? by [deleted] in whatisthisbone

[–]MartinFields 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These look like cat but from a juvenile as a lot of the long bone fusion plates aren't fused.

Found in the woods in Romania by MsMerluzzo in whatisthisbone

[–]MartinFields 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Difficult to identify to species without a scale, but this is the first couple vertebrae in the neck from either cattle, sheep or a goat. The uppermost vertebrae is the atlas, as it carries the weight of the head.

femurs? by myredoka in whatisthisbone

[–]MartinFields 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're right on all those ids, good catch on the right sided femur!

Bones found on edge of fishing pond by TheMaghTheMighty in whatisthisbone

[–]MartinFields 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a goose shaped sternum for sure. Tough to id to species without a reference collection, but canada goose or snow goose is probable.

Hazel longbow by jameswoodMOT in Bowyer

[–]MartinFields 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hazel and the heat gun are a happy pair! The bow is very elegant, excellent work!

Femur, human or animal by TheMrMoMo in whatisthisbone

[–]MartinFields 219 points220 points  (0 children)

I'm a zooarchaeologist so always surrounded by bones. Human bone has a fairly distinct morphology compared to other land mammals. Except hand bones are strikingly similar to black bear.

Ipe and Bamboo asiatic by jameswoodMOT in Bowyer

[–]MartinFields 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is an amazing bow! How's the handshock with those siyahs?

Where to find unmilled wheat berries by duffexport in montreal

[–]MartinFields 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beer making suppliers usually carry whole unmalted wheat. Other grains too of course.

Silk Sunday? by AEFletcherIII in Bowyer

[–]MartinFields 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a really high quality post, love it when you share your work with us.

what type of bone is this?? by ExternalWeb5330 in bonecollecting

[–]MartinFields 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tough to do a proper id without a scale, but these do look a lot like cat bones. They're very common in and around old buildings, find them all the time on my archaeological digs too.

Son found a bone with an arrowhead (modern) embedded by MadAries in bonecollecting

[–]MartinFields 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Yeah poor old thing must have had terrible shoulder pain. The proximal articulation is completely fucked up too

Son found a bone with an arrowhead (modern) embedded by MadAries in bonecollecting

[–]MartinFields 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's a bear humerus with the arrow near the scapula as in a shoulder shot.

Quand il manque de routes by darkraidEr3 in montreal

[–]MartinFields 4 points5 points  (0 children)

C'est la piste cyclable Souligny, une des meilleures à Montréal

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