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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
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United States
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Texas
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El Paso County
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<City>
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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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