[Bonetools] small caprine metapodial with weird marks

[Justin Bradfield]

Hi Marta

Definitely looks anthropogenic to me.

I've taken the liberty of attaching a recent paper of mine that looks at
similar marks on South African bones. In it we explore some of the various
functions that have been proposed for notched bones in different parts of
the world. Perhaps there may be something in it you find useful.

Regards
Justin

On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 at 08:56, Marta Moreno García <marta.moreno at cchs.csic.es>
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I am writing on behalf of a student of mine (Aitor Brito) from the Canary
> Islands who hopefully will be joining the bone list in brief. He is
> presently working on a faunal assemblage recovered from the Hospital de
> San Martín, an historic hospital located in the foundation levels of El
> Real de Las Palmas (Gran Canaria, Spain), the first village founded by the
> Spanish in the late 15th century.  Chop and cut marks on most of the
> faunal remains indicate they are food debris, but there is a very young
> caprine metapodial that presents some weird marks on the lateral side of
> the diaphysis. I am sorry the pictures attached are not very good but I
> hope you would be able to see what I mean. We are not sure about their
> origin. Are they anthropogenic? They do not look like gnawing marks to me.
> The spacing between them and their morphology are quite regular as if
> they could have been caused by a tool. We would be very grateful for any
> comments or ideas.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Marta
>
>
>
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-- 
Dr Justin Bradfield
Associate Professor, Palaeo-Research Institute, University of Johannesburg
Editor, Field and Technical section, South African Archaeological Bulletin
WBRG liaison to the International Council of Archaeozoologists
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