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Many thanks to every one! The bone cyst seems to be the best explanation. I will have a deeper look through a microscope next week. Thank you very much and have a nice week-end. Charlotte -- Charlotte Leduc Archéozoologue Inrap Grand-Est Nord - 12 rue de Méric - 57063 Metz UMR 8215 - Trajectoires. De la sédentarisation à l'État. Tél. : 03-87-16-42-15 / 07-62-01-27-69 2015-11-06 18:32 GMT+01:00 Oliver Stevanović <[log in to unmask]>: > Hi, it is a benign bone cyst, if there is abscess you can se sinuses of > surface and lytic proces, sometimes fistule formation. Fistule or > abscesses are rare in low limb bones. Furthermore, i think it is not > neoplasm - benign bone tumors have proliferative nature. > Regards, > > Oliver > > > On 6.11.2015 18:19, Pajx wrote: > > Hi > Any kind of cyst, such as a ganglia, or a tissue encapsulated abcess (as > already mentioned), or a benign neoplasm can create circular, smooth sided > bone depressions without additional signs of infection - but probably more > likely the first and last. Take a look with a microscope and see if you can > see graduated rings - this would suggest a slow-growing neoplasm. > > *Pamela J Cross* > PhD researcher, Zoo/Bioarchaeology > Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP UK > p.j.cross (at) student.bradford.ac.uk / pajx (at) aol.com > http://www.barc.brad.ac.uk/resstud_Cross.php > http://bradford.academia.edu/PamCross > > *Life at the Edge* *"liminality...enable[s] evolution and growth ... > Boundaries and edges also characterize the dynamics of landscapes ... > environments..[both intellectual and physical]."* Andrews & Roberts 2012, Liminal > Landscapes > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Burke Ariane <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]> > To: ZOOARCH <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Fri, Nov 6, 2015 5:38 am > Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Mystery depression on a phalange > > Hi Christian, > Smooth, well-defined lesions on bone are fairly typical of > long-standing, or slow-developing processes such as infection (abcess) I > believe. > Cheers, > Ariane > > > Dr. Ariane Burke, Professeure > Titulaire, > > Universite de Montreal, Departement d'Anthropologie, > > C.P. 6128, > Centre-Ville, > > Montreal, QC, > > Canada H3C > 3J7 > http://archeozoologie.anthro.umontreal.ca/ > > > <http://archeozoologie.anthro.umontreal.ca/> > > Laboratoire > d'archeologie prehistorique > > Institut J.-A. Forel, Sciences de la > Terre, > > Universite de Geneve > > ________________________________ > From: > Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites [[log in to unmask]] on > behalf of Christian Gates St-Pierre [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: November 6, 2015 > 7:57 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Mystery depression > on a phalange > > An abcess was also my first thought, or some other kind of > pathology. But then the depression seems quite regular, with smooth surfaces, > which is odd... > > Christian > > Christian Gates St-Pierre, PhD > Chercheur invité > / Invited Researcher > Département d'anthropologie > Université de > Montré[log in to unmask] > > ________________________________ > De > : fiona beglane <[log in to unmask]> > À :[log in to unmask] > Envoyé le : vendredi 6 novembre 2015 4h40 > Objet : Re: > [ZOOARCH] Mystery depression on a phalange > > Abcess? > Fiona > > Fiona Beglane > PhD > Animal Bone Specialist > Licensed Archaeologist > Donegal, Ireland > 074 97 > 21937 > 087 686 3914 (M) > Alternate email address:[log in to unmask] > Institute of Technology, > Sligohttp://itsligo.academia.edu/fionabeglane > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: > Charlotte Leduc <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: > Friday, November 6, 2015 8:01 AM > Subject: [ZOOARCH] Mystery depression on a > phalange > > Dear Zooarchers, > > I would like to get your opinion about a mystery > "hole" on a bone. > I found a phalange from a pig (abbaxial phalange 1) with a > small circular (very) regular) depression (not a hole in fact as the medular > cavity is not reached) on the plantar side. This depression seems to be > non-anthropic and likely occured when the animal was style alive? Have you ever > seen thing like this? Do you have any idea about what it could be? > It is from a > medieval site in eastern France. > > Please find the pictures from the links > below: > or on Zoobook > (http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/forum/topics/mystery-depression-on-a-phalange) > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Ybdjz1xJAbQWFqZ1ZyNWxWWVE/view?usp=sharing > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Ybdjz1xJAbR0phaTd3Z3FwejQ/view?usp=sharing > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Ybdjz1xJAbUHB1UV9nTjhhdms/view?usp=sharing > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Ybdjz1xJAbZXdsd2pndWxNYjQ/view?usp=sharing > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Ybdjz1xJAbRE85TWtSbnJLNk0/view?usp=sharing > > > Thank > you very much for your help! > -- > Charlotte Leduc > Archéozoologue > Inrap > Grand-Est Nord - 12 rue de Méric - 57063 Metz > UMR 8215 - Trajectoires. De la > sédentarisation à l'État. > Tél. : 03-87-16-42-15 / 07-62-01-27-69 > > >