Hi,
See also
Huchet J-B. et al. 2013 Journal of Archaeological Science 40 (2013)
Identification of dermestid pupal chambers on Southern Levant
human bones..., 40:3793-3803.
Best,
Anne Bridault
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CNRS, UMR 7041 ArScAn
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Hi Aurélie,
Have you considered the possibility that these are insect pupation
chambers? The uniform size, shape and orientation of these depressions are
consistent with the activity of insect pupae. You¹ll find parallels in the
figures from the following paper:
Martin, L. D., & West, D. L. (1995). The recognition and use of dermestid
(Insecta, Coleoptera) pupation chambers in paleoecology. Palaeogeography,
Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 113, 303-310.
Cheers,
Adam
Adam Allentuck
SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow
Honorary Research Associate
Institute of Archaeology
University College London
31-34 Gordon Square
London WC1H 0PY
United Kingdom
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/people/staff/honorary/allentuck
On 2015-04-21, 10:46 AM, "Aurélie Guidez" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Dear Zooarch,
>
>I'm working on the faunal remains of a mesolithic rock-shelter in
>Switzerland and I've found some strange little marks that I'm unable to
>tell what they come from. They are little cupules, about 1mm in diameter.
>I've found them on both burned and unburned bones, on medullary and
>cortical surfaces.
>I've already asked several fellow zooarchaeologists, without success, so
>I now refer to you all. Does anybody have an idea about what they are?
>You'll find some pictures here (one large plan and some closer looks):
>
>http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/albums/strange-little-marks
>
>Many thanks for your help,
>
>Cheers,
>
>Aurélie
>
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