Animal bone from Lees Court Estate
It's been an interesting day identifying animal bones on the Otford Roman Villa site. This very large bone is the right humerus of a bovine, probably a cow. You can spot it's the right hand side by looking at the Anterior View (1st image) and seeing the curve from the bottom left to right.
I compared this to the Russell Bone Atlas example (4th image) to be certain. The posterior view (2nd image) shows very clearly the head of the humerus.
These bones will be looked over by a specialist in animal bones to confirm the exact species and any taphonomy (how the animal died, what happened to its remains after death etc.)
We've also had a number of pig, sheep, and horse remains which are currently being washed and dried.
~ Curator
