| Collection |
Matthews |
| Description |
Long bone, possibly Moa, peat-stained. Found on Bert Dick's farm, Te Hau, at Lake Grassmere. Has Latin writing on it.
Information from Professor Richard Holdaway of Canterbury Museum 25 August 2012: This is a left tibiotarsus (shin) bone, lacking proximal and distal ends of Emeus crassus (Easter moa). Archaeological, meaning it has been cooked and eaten.
Te Hau, the Dick's farm, was on the north side of Lake Grassmere near the World War 2 bomb-aiming bunker. It was originally a swamp and most of the bones were excavated during ploughing. All the bones found here are stained with peat from the swamp.
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| Object ID |
1985.035.0027 |
| Object Name |
Bone, Moa |
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