Hi Zooarchers,
'Drilled' metapodials - there is passing mention on p47 of my 'Archaeology
of Animal Bones'. For a more detailed account, try: Arge, S.V. 1995.
'Mersogin bein - ein aldgargamal matsidur', Froskaparrit 43, 59-65 and
befriend an Icelandic/Faroese speaker!
Terry O'Connor
On Dec 3 2004, Peter Popkin wrote:
> Hi Zooarch,
>
> Does anyone out there have any references regarding caprine or cattle
> metapodials which have been punctured or drilled through their proximal
> articular surfaces -- or perhaps have come across this phenomenon
> themselves? I've seen holes of this type diagnosed as osteochondritis
> dissecans (Dobney et al. 'Of Butchers and Breeds' Lincoln Archaeological
> Studies No. 5 Plate 11c) but I'm not expert enough to judge how this
> diagnosis was made and whether it is accurate. The holes I've seen myself
> are often quite uniform and (I would guess) almost certainly man-made. Any
> ideas?
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter
>
>
>
> Peter R. W. Popkin
> Institute of Archaeology
> University College London
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