Sheep/Goat (Ovis/Capra) Bone- Rib

One right middle (proximal end) rib bone fragment from a sheep or goat (Ovis/Capra). The bone weighs 2.1 grams. The bone has evidence of butchering and has been chopped through the proximal end tubercle. 

• Object number

  103.2492

• Dimensions

  Weight 2.1 gr

• Animals/objects

  Mammal (Mammalia)

  Sheep/Goat (Ovis/Capra)

• Category

  Fauna

• Class

  Fauna

• Material

  Bone

• Context

  Lot 12, Test Cut F, Landfill: Brown and Reddish Brown Sand and Silty Sand (624.103)

• Forms

  Rib

  Trunk

  Right

  Middle

• Techniques

  Butcher Cut