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Organic, bones, horse
Object Number 28-3-10/96670.9
Display Title Organic, bones, horse
Descriptions
Object Description Animal bones- The tooth looks like an incisor of a modern horse but the phalanx is of a small 'fossil or' (marked out) extinct species, perhaps Equus fraternus of Pleistocene
Inventory Description Organic, bones, faunal remain, tooth
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Texas / El Paso County / <City> / Ceremonial Cave
Additional Geographic Terms El Paso, 26 mi. northeast of
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 1.35 x 4 x 1 cm (9/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 96670, Horse
Provenance
Collector Cornelius Burton (Burt) Cosgrove Sr.
Collector Harriet S. Cosgrove
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition

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