Dear all, within the material from a defense ditch of the late medieval castle of Vechta, Niedersachsen, Germany, I found a dog femur with a spiny bone attachment at the caudal side. I have to admit I have never seen something similar before and would be glad for anybody who has any ideas or clues. I put a picture of the find on my website at http://www.knochenarbeit.de/pictures.php Regards Christian P.S.: By the way: Does anybody know what happened to the Animal Palaeopathology Working Group (http://www.apwg.supanet.com). Is it still alive? I never received any reply to my enquiry there. -- KNOCHENARBEIT Hans Christian Küchelmann Diplom-Biologe Findorffstrasse 12, D-28215 Bremen, Germany tel: +421 / 61 99 177 fax: +421 / 37 83 540 mail: [log in to unmask] web: http://www.knochenarbeit.de