Cattle (Bos taurus

Cattle (Bos taurus)

Figure 10: The cattle elements found at Litlibær marked in orange.

Almost all the cattle bones recovered at Litlibær are from very young calves and represent

the lower half of the legs. Three neonatal cattle bones, metacarpal, metatarsal and pelvis,

were in bag 2012-22-1531 U#13846, the bones were not articulated but they are all at a very

similar developmental age, so it is likely that they come from a single young calf. Find number

2012-22-1558 had three neonatal calf bones, a metatarsal and a first and third phalanx,

probably all from a single individual. Find number 2012-22-1561 unit # 13744 had four

neonatal calf bones, there were two metatarsals from the left and right side of the body but

there was also a slight size difference between them so it is not certain they are from the

same animal, the two metacarpals from this find number were also left and right sides but

not as much of a size difference so they could be from the same animal.

Table 11: Cattle bones found at Litlibær

Find number Unit Bone End Count Frag Texture Fusion Butchery Gnaw Age Side Path 2012-22-1546 13749 Premolar 4 Lower 1 5 2 left Uneven wear

2012-22-1546 13749 Premolar 2 Lower 1 5 2

2012-22-1532 13846 Metatarsal Proximal 1 10 2

2012-22-1531 13846 Metacarpal Whole 1 11 1 Unfused sp?

Neonatal

2012-22-1531 13846 Metatarsal Proximal 1 11 2 Unfused

2012-22-1531 13846 Innominate Fragment 1 10 3 Unfused

2012-22-1540 13749 Metatarsal Proximal 1 11 4 Fused 2012-22-1558 Spoil heap Metatarsal Whole 2012-22-1558 Spoil heap Phalanx 1 Whole

2012-22-1558 Spoil heap Phalanx 3 Whole 2012-22-1570 15082 Metatarsal Shaft 1 11 1 Unfused 1 5 1 Fused distally / unfused proximally 1 5 1 Unfused 1 11 4 Unfused

2012-22-1561 13744 Metatarsal Whole 1 11 1 Unfused

2012-22-1561 13744 Metatarsal Whole 2012-22-1561 13744 Metacarpal Whole 2012-22-1561 13744 Metacarpal Whole 1 11 2 Unfused 1 11 1 Unfused 1 11 3 Unfused dog Neonatal

Neonatal

Neonatal Neonatal

Neonatal Neonatal Neonatal left Neonatal right Neonatal right Neonatal left Comments Wear stage f/g. Probably same individual as P4. No wear. Probably same individual as bos p4 Smoothed from rolling around in the surf Probably same individual as mtt and inn from same bag, midline still clearly visible but fused Probably same individual as mtc and inn from same bag, Probably same individual as mtt and mtc from same bag, Ref# Bp

13 40,90

Midline fusion line still visible With half of distal epiphysis Fresh break