Wednesday 30 April 2014

Cervus Elephus Red Deer tibia and prehistoric Bos Skull excavated from the Stainsby sacraficial deposits.

These three bones were found yesterday at the Stainsby beck lake deposits, I  believe the Tibia belonged to a huge Cervus Elephus, the bos skull was found close by and only two metres away from important human bone's and artifacts, as well as an identical bos skull i found last year.

 1- Prehistoric Bos skull






 2 - Prehistoric Cervidae Tibia.










 3 - Rear of the Bos skull, note the condition, i only ever wash and dry the fossils i excavate or find in the beck bed.





 4 - Note the shape and muscle attatchments, there are obviouse differences when compared to a Bos tibia.



 5 - The tibia would have measured between 40 and 45 cm, it matches a shire horse tibia i have in length.