Hello,

At Catal this year we found an aurochs scapula with obsidean chips in that shows evidence of healing.  

We have tried X-raying the bone to get more detail but it was not very successful. Does anyone have any suggestions or experience of better ways of examining this injury - also any suggestions for better photographs - would polarised light be any good at highlighting the chips?

(Other catal finds are also on our facebook page e.g. image of deposit of over 100 astraguli deposited with a birds wing).

Jacqui Mulville (PhD),
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