Dear colleagues,
On behalf of Stefan Hartmann from the University of Cologne, I'm asking about an
anomalous dog bone from an excavation in the region of the great thermae at the Colonia Ulpia Traiana near Xanten.
"Among the material was the right femur of a dog which had a conspicuous dished bend towards the front of the bone. Because of the extreme curve it was thought it to be the result of
a pathological transformation, maybe a healed fracture. But we couldn't identify any traces of a bone fracture. I had a vet take a look at the bone, who even radiographed it but also couldn't find any signs for a pathological alteration."
I've uploaded the
two pictures
here in Google Drive. Please let me know if you think of any reason for this anomaly, so I could forward this discussion to Stefan.
Thank you!
Best wishes,
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Dr Eve Rannamäe
Marie Sk³odowska-Curie Experienced Researcher
BioArCh, University of York
United Kingdom