a claw or tooth?

bufaloeletric · Apr 5, 2013

i know its not metal, its bone i believe but it popped up while digging an early 1900s homesite. can anyone tell what kind of animal this is from? i was thinking possibly a pigs tusk, but not so sure its related to homestead because i dug it from directly under where the house had stood and i do not believe the area was bulldozed. so i would find it kind of strange that a farm animals tooth would have gotten under the house, but anything is possible i guess. thanks for your time.

Shunkaha · Apr 8, 2013

Why does it say this is now solved? What is it?

Takelababy · Apr 9, 2013

Goat horn?

bufaloeletric · Apr 9, 2013

Im liking the pig tusk and snapping turtle theory. My grandpa spoke of snapping turtle being a common thing to eat back in his day in the area, and from what i understand there were several families that raised pigs also. But being as that there seems to be a layer of what could be enamel on this, im going to go with pig tusk. I know that it is supposed to be hollow, but maybe it was filled with dirt. I gave it to the person that brought me to this former homeplace. when i see him again i will have a closer look to see if maybe the cavity was filled with dirt.