Sketchbook Page 29: Butchered!
April 28, 2011 § 5 Comments
Hacked scapula
Ram scapula with butchering marks that may show intentional patterning.
Also drilled with a series of holes that may have had divinatory purpose.
I would very much welcome any further interpretation of this specimen.
osteography 
human? what? don’t think so. Maybe i’m missing something, and if so apologies
Ian
Many thanks for your comment Ian.
It might well be me that’s missing something – please can you explain?
Thanks for your reply. The holes in this scapula are very interesting but it’s not a human bone/scapula. What length is it?
bw
Ian
10cm, more or less exactly …
Many thanks to Ian Smith and Dr Jacqui Mulville for correcting me on the species – the butchered scapula would appear to be of ovine rather than hominid origin …