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Object Number 69-37-40/4931
Display Title Bones of the dog. Canidae, probably canis familiaris.
Descriptions
Object Description Canidae, probably canis familiaris. 6 atlas, 1 left pelvis, 1 right pelvis, 2 partial skulls, right scalpula, 3 left ulna, 2 right ulna, 2 left humerus, 2 right humerus, 3 right tibia, 4 left tibia, 7 left mandibles, 2 left radius, 2 right radius, 2 left femur, 2 right femur, left fibula, 6 right mandibles. Pelvis pieces different sizes. Modified: some cracked, some cut marks/gnawing?
Inventory Description Organic, bone, faunal, mandible, skull, scalpula, vertebrae, tibia, radius etc,
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Switzerland / <State> / <County> / <City> / St. Aubin
Intrasite Lake Dwellings
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 13 x 5.8 x 0.4 cm (5 1/8 x 2 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 63
Label on object 4931

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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
Lake Dwelling
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Faunal Remain
Concise
St. Aubin
Australopithecus africanus
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Paleoanthropological
Sterkfontein
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Faunal Remain
St. Aubin
Concise
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Faunal Remain
Lake Dwelling
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Ornament
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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
Tangier
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Faunal Remain
CV 68