Unexpected bones
Mar. 11th, 2010 11:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ossamentaSometimes you work on average assemblages, the ones where your general impression is "meh". Other times you have those assemblages that may not be very special in the sense of high status or temple sacrifices, but still makes you want to keep them and hug them and call them Squishy.
The assemblage I'm working on at the moment is in a very well condition. Almost all bones have their surface entirely intact, even little bones of kittens. I'm planning to make the best use I can of this material while I have it and take lots of photos that I can use for reference later (see previous post on not having a perfect skeletal reference collection). Obviously photos aren't as good as the real thing, but they can be useful for confirming or rejecting species possibilities, particularly for bones that are rarely included in reference manuals, such as sternum, tarsals and bones from juvenile animals.
When I was sorting through a cat skeleton for bone recording and photography, I discovered some curious bones. The only time I've seen anything similar was when I did my MA in Southampton, when I turned over a human skull we were recording, and a small bone fell out on the table: one of the ear bones! I think these must be cat ear bones. Or do you guys have any other suggestions?
The assemblage I'm working on at the moment is in a very well condition. Almost all bones have their surface entirely intact, even little bones of kittens. I'm planning to make the best use I can of this material while I have it and take lots of photos that I can use for reference later (see previous post on not having a perfect skeletal reference collection). Obviously photos aren't as good as the real thing, but they can be useful for confirming or rejecting species possibilities, particularly for bones that are rarely included in reference manuals, such as sternum, tarsals and bones from juvenile animals.
When I was sorting through a cat skeleton for bone recording and photography, I discovered some curious bones. The only time I've seen anything similar was when I did my MA in Southampton, when I turned over a human skull we were recording, and a small bone fell out on the table: one of the ear bones! I think these must be cat ear bones. Or do you guys have any other suggestions?
