Fossil antler from a huge red deer ( Cervus Elaphus )

 1 - As reported earlier i excavated this red deer antler piece from ancient lake deposits on Teesside ( Cleveland ) i have now had time to do basic but necesery work on the piece to preserve it.  The size of the deer that once held this antler must have been a giant, the estemated lenght of the complete antler is 130cm long, the burr diamater is 9 to 10 cm and it weighs 3 kg

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 3 - Over 15 cm from the second tine to the third.

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 6 - The measurments to the rear of the skull mach Megolaceros pliectocien cervids unearthed in russia

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 8 - Note the thickness of the skull

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Please use the link below to view more regarding the lake deposits


HISTORY OF A BECK: Stainsby ancient lake deposits latest

 10 - This image show modern red deer antlers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mesolithic fire stater or grinding platform

 1- Note the smaller holes i have no idea why they were aded but added they were. The piece measures 200mm longest - 90mm deepest - 170mm widest the larger hole has 30mm diameter.

 2 - This piece was picked from Marton west beck at fairy dell, a collaps of the grvel beds close by.

 3 - Please use the links below to see other artefacts from the Stainton gravel beds.

 Mesolithic tools and carved bones from the Stainton gravel beds

HISTORY OF A BECK: The Stainton gravel beds





 

Superficial deposits at Stainsby beck

 1- A  simple outlined image of the deposits being excavated, Black = Alluvium  -  Red = Gravel seam  - White = The start of the lake deposits.  

 2 - White = The lake deposits - Black =  The stoneless Alluvium deposit above.

 The 1.5 metres of Alluvium that covers these deposits has no visible stone content, and most certainly has not been disturbed since it was deposited, there are no recorded papers that explain these alluvium deposits, although there are recent reports that the possible tidal wave that looks to have hit the North east coast over 8.000 ybp . after the collapse of the last land bridge between Britain and mainland Europe, could possibly be the source of the vast water flow that would be needed to cover the land here with the amount of stoneless Alluvium that now covers it 
 

Equus crainum & radius before excavation from Prehistoric deposits at Stainsby beck

  1 - The Equus cranium piece is highlighted in yellow.

  2 - Sorry the pic ain't great but the Equus radius is outlined in yellow.

  3 The link below shows other sub fossils from this deposit.

Please use the links below to view more reports regarding the lake deposits.

  More of the huge prehistoric Cervus Elephus antler ... - history of a beck

HISTORY OF A BECK: Stainsby ancient lake deposits latest