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Table 3. Abundance
of Meat Bearing and Non-Meat Bearing Bones.
|
|
Element |
Ovicaprine |
Sheep |
Goat |
|
Meat Bearing Bones |
|
Scapula
(shoulder blade) |
22 |
2 |
10 |
|
Humerus
(fore limb) |
17 |
3 |
2 |
|
Ulna
(fore limb) |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
Radius
(fore limb) |
19 |
5 |
0 |
|
Pelvis |
33 |
3 |
0 |
|
Femur
(hind limb) |
21 |
1 |
0 |
|
Patella
(knee cap) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tibia (hind
limb) |
14 |
8 |
0 |
|
Total |
140 |
24 |
12 |
|
Non-Meat Bearing
Bones |
|
Carpal
(for limb) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Metacarpal
(fore limb) |
9 |
5 |
0 |
|
Tarsal (hind
limb) |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
Metatarsal
(hind limb) |
7 |
2 |
1 |
|
Metapodial
(lower limb)
|
26 |
1 |
1 |
|
Phalange
(toe) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1st phalanx
(toe) |
5 |
1 |
7 |
|
2nd phalanx
(toe) |
3 |
6 |
2 |
|
3rd phalanx
(toe) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Total |
61 |
23 |
14 |
|
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