Vida
They look like perimortem gnawing marks to me.
Richard
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Subject: [ZOOARCH] Fwd: [ZOOARCH] human skull
From: "V. Rajkovaca" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:08:34 +0000
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>To all of those still interested in my skull, please have a look at the
>photos on
>http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=284oias0o5nqv
>
>
>or here
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>http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/page/members-shared-files
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>
>I hope this works.
>Thank you again.
>Vida
>
>Dear all,
>
>This human skull has been found on Bradley Fen near Peterborough (UK) in a
>large Middle Iron Age bone 'dump' along with some 20kgs of well preserved
>but heavily butchered animal bone, the majority of which was cattle.
>Cambridge Archaeological Unit's osteoarchaeologist Natasha Dodwell has
>noted an earlier trauma/ projectile wound which has healed, as well as a
>series of fine striations localised to the one side of the suture. Both me
>and her are interested in them, as we cannot quite work out whether these
>represent rodent gnawing marks or whether they are human-made. Important to
>note that there is a definite human element-polished look overlaying the
>marks. (as well as possible residue marking the inside of the skull) Has
>anyone ever seen anything like this, or could anyone definitely say one or
>the other? Thank you for your help:)
>
>Best wishes,
>Vida
>
>--
>Vida Rajkovaca
>Faunal Remains Supervisor
>Cambridge Archaeological Unit
>34a Storey's way
>CB3 0DT
>Cambridge
>
>+44 1223 327802
