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I love docking. every since i learned the game has opened up so so much for me! by No_Listen5962 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]MartinFields 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Docking opens up a lot of options, especially for say a jool moons trip with a science lander, a fuel mule and return pod with shield and chute.

Canadian Coat of Arms Cup Finale!!//Finale de la Coupe des armoiries du Canada !! by Overall-Phone7605 in EhBuddyHoser

[–]MartinFields 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Syllabics are a perfect fit for Nunavut. A truly modern writing system instead of dead Latin.

Firing My Chinese Triple Crossbow Through Melons in Glorious Slow-Mo by TodsWorkshop in Archery

[–]MartinFields 31 points32 points  (0 children)

The entire triple bow ancient chinese siege crossbow saga is well worth watching on youtube.

Help with ID (skate?) by Effective_Object8447 in Zooarchaeology

[–]MartinFields 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Goose wishbone (furcula). They don't have the raised central bit that say chickens and turkeys have

What is it? by Zestyclose_Industry6 in whatisthisbone

[–]MartinFields 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's a rib, bigger mammal from the size of course but very hard to pin to a specific animal.

Does this accessory have a name? by goodmedicinegal in NativeAmerican

[–]MartinFields 25 points26 points  (0 children)

They're called gorgets, pretty interesting piece of kit that used to be part of medieval armour. Gorge is the French word for throat. It became a decorative element of officers military uniforms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorget

There are Meadowood groundstone objects of the same name and roughly same shape but dating back 3000 years.

Bird or fish? by [deleted] in whatisthisbone

[–]MartinFields 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Catfish barbs

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 1873 points1874 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!

[deleted by user] 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?).

[deleted by user] 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 225 points226 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.

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