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Hi! I think I would have put these down as worked too. I admit I don't know what the point of the piercing would be, and would be intrigued to hear any suggestions anyone has on that topic, but I don't believe this is a result of a pathological process. As Jen said, there's no sign of any bony reaction. Stephanie Vann, PhD Archaeozoologist Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:15:23 -0700 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Worked or pathological phalanges? To: [log in to unmask] Hi Claudine, Those are really nice pictures! Personally, I do not think the holes are pathological. I cannot see any reactive new bone formation and although the margins of the holes look smooth in appearance, I think this is related to them being worked/worn as opposed to remodelling of a pathological lesion. This is just one opinion, but I hope it helps. Best regards Jen --- On Sat, 7/10/10, "Claudine Vallières, Mlle" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: "Claudine Vallières, Mlle" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [ZOOARCH] Worked or pathological phalanges? To: [log in to unmask] Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010, 1:10 PM Hello everyone, I have posted pictures of two South American Camelids' 1st phalanges with which I would like some help. When I identified them I thought they were worked, pierced through and through. I had put the pictures aside to one day ask if anyone had an idea of why this would be done. However, I'm suddenly wondering if these could be pathological instead. I have not yet come across something like that in the literature on pathologies. Any suggestions on what happened to these bones would be welcomed! They are here: http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/album/show?id=3457517%3AAlbum%3A5092&xg_source=activity If it is not possible to see the pictures at a high resolution (the originals are quite big), do tell me and I'll post pictures of the holes only. These are the only two pictures I have however, the bones stayed in Bolivia. Thank you, Claudine Claudine Vallières PhD Candidate Department of Anthropology McGill University, Montreal http://sites.google.com/site/mcgillanthro2/claudinevallieres _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/ Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now