198 Explorations in the Bone Cave of Ballynamantra. 
The following is a summary of the exuviee of this ruminant :— 
Deb 
thrown out 
of cave. 
— No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. 
Teeth, . ‘ ‘ ; F sft a 
Mandible, . : 
Vertebre, . a 
Scapula, 
Humerus, 
Radius, 
Ulna, . 
Carpus, : 
Os Innominatum, 
Femur, . : 
Tibia, . : . . 
Tarsus, : : r 
Metacarpal or Metatarsal, 
Phalanges, . . c 
Fragments, long bones, 
3 : 2 
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1 ; ; 
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Goat (Capra hircus). Suep (Ovis aries) ? 
Numerous long bones, chiefly belonging to the feet, were plentiful in No. 1, but 
only a few turned up in No. 2. All were referable to a small goat or sheep, and 
were generally associated with the bovine remains of No. 1. Their fresh appear- 
ance in not a few instances in the last-named deposit betokened a recent introduc- 
tion. Some of the metacarpals and metatarsals were very slender and cervine in 
appearance, and not larger than those of the roebuck, which has not been hitherto 
recorded from Irish deposits. 
The bone implement (Plate XIIL, fig. 2), was evidently fashioned from the meta- 
tarsal of a small goat or sheep. As regards dimensions the bones are in accord with 
Capra rather than Ovis. The diagnosis, however, is uncertain. The distribution 
of the remains is as follows :— 
Debris 
thrown out 
of eave. 
No. 1. No. 2. 
Teeth, . : j 5 : : ° : | 
Cranium, . : 
Mandible, ’ 
Vertebre, 
Scapula, 
Humerus, 
Radius, ¢ : 
Ulna, ( : ° 
Carpus, . : : 
Ribs, 9 ‘ : 
Os Innominatum, . ‘ ‘ : 
Tibia, 3 : , . ‘ . 7 
Tarsus, : : . 
Metacarpal or Metatarsal, . 
Phalanges, : A : : 6 7 . : 
Fragments long bones : ‘ . ‘ : 1 
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