Looking for the answers to the questions in the Young building Anthropology display?
Is it Bone?
A is bone! It is a fragment of a long bone shaft that has been weathered by being outside
B is bone! It is a fragment of pig bone that has been burned and is not calcined
C is not bone! It is a rock.
D is not bone! It is a piece of charcoal from the same fire that bone B was burned in.
What Animal is it?
A is a pig vertebrae that has been covered in lacquer that covers some of the identifying features making it harder to work with.
B is a racoon skull that was found on a nature trail and had naturally weathered from being exposed.
C is seal humerus that has weathered and turned white.