Wednesday 11 September 2013

Equus Mandible & Scapula excavated from the same deposit ( Stainsby beck Thornaby on Tees )

 1 Bone found deep into the deposit at Stainsby beck, note the Whinstone from the near by Cleveland dyke.
  2 The Equus Mandible is just vissible 4 0 clock from the red tool handle, the deposit is covered by packed gravel bed at this location about 500mm thick.
  3 Washed and dried.
  4 This 2 square metre deposit has now yielded a Human Parietal skull bone, 2 different horse mandibles, and a very large Cervid antler and skull piece.
  5 Note the mineralisation and lack of bit damage, as ive stated before nearly all of the Equus mandibles in my collection, show no signs of the use of a bit, i.e. Periostitis or irregular tooth wear.   
  6  Equus Scapula
  7 Note the preservation
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Tuesday 10 September 2013

Cervus Elephus antler piece Equus Mandible and Human parietal skull bone, excavated from Prehistoric deposits at Stainsby beck .

 1-Mineralised Cervus Elephus antler piece, Equus mandible and Human parietal skull bone.
  2 - This piece belonged to a huge Cervid with an antler height of around 45 inches.
  3 - It was excavated alongside this Equus mandible piece.
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  5 - 7  Prehistoric Human Parietal skull bone.
  6 - Note the condition of this piece, it has been washed and dried nothing more.
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  1Excavated Cervus Comparison with a large Bos skull piece this was a big Bambi !.

Prehistoric Human tibia shaft excavated from grey deposit at

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Tuesday 3 September 2013

Ammonite pieces & blue green mineral from the Stainton gravel beds.

 1- Large ammonite section 120mm x 80mm x 80mm.
  2 - This fragment was from a much bigger ammonite, i would say this would have been about 150mm wide.
  3- What looks to be Coral.





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  4 -Blue Green mineral.
  5 - I first thought this to be Turquoise, but it seems to soft, it is very much like chalk.
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  8 I  now know this piece to be Malachite .


 9 - 11 Unknown Bivalve

 10 - Belemnite section.

 11 - All of the above came from just a small section of the Stainton gravel beds.




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