Paging Dr. G
Our house (admittance: it still feels weird to say that) has been full of surprises, like finding the 2nd bedroom had rotted floors so we had to do this:
and let’s not forget the kitchen ordeal:
and lots of other things I won’t keep saying bye to (like the roof overhang, ship-window, complete bathroom, stone veneer, etc, etc). But really, a lot of these things were more like good riddance. And we’ve pretty much been cool with it all…
But then there was the basement upheaval and there was one lil’ surprise I was really-super hoping against, and hence,
A-hem,
PAGING DR. G-
kindly lend your renowned medical expertise to tell us that this-
isn’t human (!).
This was found after the basement concrete was taken up, under another 6+ inches of dirt. Our house is originally from 1875, and I’m not really sure when they started cementing basements, but our guess is that this bone has been under there a looong time. Drew found another ‘connector’ piece, but it got lost amongst debris and we don’t know what happened to it. The good news, (so I’m told…) is that that bone appeared to be a clean slice, which reaffirmed our thought that this was a pig leg or some other meaty treat for a dog, who then buried the remains in his dirt basement afterward for safe keeping. Is that too much of a stretch?
It looks an awful lot like what we’d imagine an elbow bone looks like but from my supreme google skills (har har) I kinda think (read: tearfully hope) that other animals have similar knuckle-ish bones, like horses and pigs, or dogs, or a host of other 4-legged friends?
Dear Dr. G (Ira, I think this really suits you), since you’re the most anatomically-learned man we know, we’ve decided to give you the final say. So, what is it Doc?
A “fun” little fact- a casino was built somewhat nearby (ok, it’s prob within a mile or two of our house!) and there was a hush-hush news leak that an Indian burial ground was discovered on the plot during construction. The casino, not one to be faint of heart, promptly plowed over it and continued to build (does this seem like bad karma to anyone else?).
This, coupled with my admittedly vivid imagination, gave me super willies. But again, I’m sure Dr. G’s going to agree with sculptor/hunter/woodsman Justin, that this is a leftover animal piece, right,..right?
And even still, what the heck do you do with a bone? Even if it was just a dog’s treat, I feel kinda bad just throwing it away. I mean, it’s lasted all this time…that’s probably silly though.
Oh botherne.
