Cow (Bos Taurus) Bone– Rib

Left rib of a large adult cow (Bos Taurus). Sex indeterminate. Rodent gnaw marks with three distinct tooth notches from the gnawing. Might be rib number 4, 5, or 6.

• Object number

  23.05

• Dimensions

  Length 53.36 mm

  Width 25.7 mm

  Weight 12.06 gr

• Animals/objects

  Mammal, Large (Class Mammalia)

  Cow (Bos taurus)

• Category

  Food Related

• Class

  Faunal

• Material

  Bone

• Context

  All Angels, SC 6C: Objects left by Wilson Family (9531.23)

• Forms

  Rib

• Techniques

  Gnawed

  Tooth Marks, Rodent