A recent Zippy, in which Griffy is fascinated:

Don’t know about carving words into animal bones in England, but sheep’s knuckle bones were used as paving stones, devices for divination, and dice-like pieces in games.
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August 5, 2012 at 4:16 pm |
Is a roe deer anklebone close enough?
August 5, 2012 at 4:24 pm |
Close enough for me. And astragalus is a great word,