Re: Found strange bones in Mexico

From: Tom McDonald (tmcdonald2672_at_nohormelcharter.net)
Date: 12/30/04

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    David Johnson wrote:
    > zoda007@hotmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (Mex007) wrote in news:41d367ba$1
    > _1@Usenet.com:
    >
    >
    >>My father found some strange bones while digging in Northern Mexico. I
    >>am looking at the pictures and they are quite strange and can't make
    >>out what is was. It seems to big to be cattle from today. I am
    >>trying to find an Archeaologist or someone in the field to be able to
    >>tell me if this in fact is a find. A vet has examine these bones and
    >>has determine that they are not of any type of cattle from that area.
    >> At this time, I do not have pictures on any website since I just
    >>recieved them through e-mail. I can't upload any pics on this forum.
    >> All I can do is e-mail them.
    >>
    >>Can anyone help me out?
    >
    >
    > Ummm, unless they're _human_ bones, an archaeologist is unlikely to be
    > able to help you much (well, that's an oversimplification - they'd be
    > unable to help you _identify_ them).

            I think most archaeologists (in the New World anyway) could get
    him into the right ballpark. I took a couple of courses in
    comparative vertebrate anatomy in archie grad school, and I
    though that was pretty standard. At the very least, an
    archaeologist should be able to measure, photograph and describe
    the bones, and direct the finder to a specialist.

    > Assuming they're fossilized, take
    > 'em to a palaeontologist, if they're not, zoologist or animal biologist.

            Yep.

    >
    > Actually, best bet is to just take them down to the local university (or
    > email pics there, if "local" is only a relative concept) and ask at the
    > biology department.

            I'd like to see images of the bones. My curiosity is piqued
    now; and it's entirely possible that there may be real
    archaeology in there somewhere. 

    -- 
Tom McDonald
http://ahwhatdoiknow.blogspot.com/
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