Mammal Bones and Teeth: An Introductory Guide to Methods of Identification (UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications) by Simon Hillson

Author:Simon Hillson [Hillson, Simon]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781315424989
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2016-06-15T16:00:00+00:00

Transverse processes

• Relatively thick lobes, bulging to caudal; horse.

• Thin, triangular plates, angled to caudal; bovids, cervids.

• Thin, square plates, not angled to caudal; pig.

• Narrow, finger-like, markedly angled to caudal; dog, cat.

• Small, broad lobes angled to cranial; human.

RIBS (FIG. 28)

Ribs, or fragments of them, are some of the commonest finds but are also some of the most difficult to identify. They may be divided into two main components – the long, curving body and the complex of joints and tubercles which make up the proximal articulation. This comprises a proximal head bearing twin joint facets (to articulate with pairs of facets on the bodies of neighbouring thoracic vertebrae), a neck connecting it with the body, and a tubercle which bears a small facet (to articulate with the facet on the transverse process of a thoracic vertebra).

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