a claw or tooth?

bufaloeletric

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Oct 27, 2012
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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.
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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.
 

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JFI.....most claws...like specifically Mtn Lion and Bear,are "hollow as well :icon_thumright:Swine tusk is also Ivory
 

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I thought it was solved as a rabbit tusk. If not in alignment will grow like a tusk.

Claws are like fingernails.
 

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the peeps kept talkin, and a newbie asked why it was solved, so i unsolved it again :)
 

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and im sorry if not mentioned, but this was found in western virginia where wild pigs havent migrated to yet, we do have bear tho.
 

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