More bone findes 3 Stainsby beck

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All of these mineralised bone pieces where found in the same area of Stainsby beck that the two Human Male Femur where found.

 2 Cervidae or Bos Femur Proximal

 3This piece along with all of the others shown in this post had next to no residue attached, nor staining after recent heavy flooding i believe these pieces have been released very recently, and have spent very little time in the beck itself.

 4 The surface of the bone is in excellent condition, and as with most of the pieces i have found and excavated it has its own glossy shine once dried.

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Images 10 to 11 below show either a Bos or large Cervid Scapula piece.

 

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Images 16 to 18 could be Metatarsal from a small Cervid but ime in no way sure. 

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Images 19 to 26 show what i think is a Bos Radius but am not sure yet and need to check some more, note the condition of this piece its preservation is amazing.

 

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Images 27 to 32 show a Horse Metatarsal with a concretion attached containing a lot of crystals.

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And last but not least i found a live one !  boy did i get a surprise when i went to pick this bone up, and it stuck its head out and winked at me !

 

The little fella is now in the possession of the RSPCA Great Ayton.

 

 

 

 

More can be viewed regarding this post at the link below.

 

 

 

 

Magnetic bone and wood

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Images 1 to 4 show a piece of fossil wood, this piece easily pulled a rare earth magnet.

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All of the mineralised bones shown in image 5 easily pulled a rare earth magnet. but when i attempted to do the same using a none rare earth magnet of the same shape and size, the bone did not pull the magnet.

 

My own ideas as to why the bones attract and pull the rare earth magnet, are either that the animals the bones belonged to somehow managed to absorb the magnetic material while eating, or the bones themselves absorbed the magnetic material after burial.

 

New finds Stainsby beck

Images 1 to 3 show a Horse skull piece, this at least the second horse skull from this location

 

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Images 4 to 6 show a Horse Humerus showing no butcher marks or signs of attention from scavengers.
 

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Images 7 shows the rear skull piece from an as yet unknown animal

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Images 8 to 10 show a Horse upper tooth

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Images 11 to 15 show a Bos Cubonavicular Metapodial worn on one side.
 

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Images 16 to 17 show an as yet unknown pelvis piece.

 

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Images 18 to 20 show a rib piece from an as yet unknown large Mammal.

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Again i can find no evidence of attention from Humans predators or scavengers, on the surface of these bones. 






 

Stainsby beck

 Horse metacarpal images 1 to 3


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Image 4 shows another Horse Metacarpal but the joint surface differs i think this could be an age thing.
 

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Bos Mandible piece images 5 to 9

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This Bos Mandible weighs 300 grams and when held feels like stone.

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I believe it to be a section of Auroch Mandible.

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For more info and images of mineralised bone found at this location please click the link below
Human and animal fossil bones found so far at Sta...