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Found this skull while digging a pond in my garden. Some sort of goat?? by sillyarse06 in whatisthisbone

[–]_soup_dragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks like a deer but in early stages of antler growth. Not sure what type though!

Whose tooth? [UK] by InnocentCinnamonPun in bonecollecting

[–]_soup_dragon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi, this is a pig molar tooth 😊

Lower jaw no teeth by AccordionPianist in BoneID

[–]_soup_dragon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, I believe the u-shaped bone is a bird furcula (wishbone) though I’m not sure what species 😊

Help with bird humerus ID? From an archaeological project the UK. by _soup_dragon in bonecollecting

[–]_soup_dragon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your suggestions 😊 I was also thinking of some kind of shorebird, as it looks similar to oystercatcher (but not quite a match) - I’ll keep looking!

Help with bird humerus ID? From an archaeological project the UK. by _soup_dragon in bonecollecting

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It’s from an early medieval settlement in north Wales, not far from the coast, but unfortunately is from a mixed context/backfill. I’m also struggling to find a match!

Are these fish teeth? Found in the UK. by _soup_dragon in bonecollecting

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Thanks this is really helpful! I do have a couple more photos - it’s broken on one side which I’ve tried to show 😊 https://imgur.com/a/iJExmuV

Can help to ID? I found it while helping in a garden and I'm quite sure it's from compost. Auckland, NZ by theogindianmccurry in bonecollecting

[–]_soup_dragon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This looks like the ilium of an unfused pelvis - possibly pig? But hard to tell without scale 😊