| Collection |
Matthews |
| Description |
Bone, possibly Moa, peat-stained. Found on Bert Dick's farm, Te Hau, at Lake Grassmere. Looks like a back bone, very fragile. Has Latin writing on it.
Information from Professor Richard Holdaway of Canterbury Museum 25 August 2012: This is a synsacrum bone - fused backbone of pelvis - of an unknown species of moa. Probably goes with 1985.035.0003 and 1985.035.0049.
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 |
1985.035.0050 |
| Object Name |
Bone, Moa |
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