Hunted or perhaps something completely else? About the „after-impact" holes visible in the prehistoric scapula bones.
Grzegorz Osipowicz  1@  , Justyna Orłowska, Gytis Piličiauskas  2@  , Giedrė Piličiauskienė  3@  
1 : Nicolaus Copernicus University, Institute of Archaeology  (IA NCU)  -  Website
Institute of Archaeology Nicolaus Copernicus University Szosa Bydgoska 44/48 street 87-100 Toruń -  Pologne
2 : Archaeology Department, Lithuanian Institute of History
Kraziu st. 5, LT-01108, Vilnius -  Lituanie
3 : Vilnius University; National museum Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania; Kaunas Tadas Ivanauskas museum of zoology

Animal scapulae bearing distinct holes (in some cases even more than one or two) come from several European prehistoric sites, mainly associated with the hunter-gatherer-fisher communities. The genesis of holes is usually interpreted unambiguously, i.e. it is associated with hunting and hitting the scapula with a point or harpoon. Artefacts of this type come also from the Subneolithic sites in Šventoji (coastal Lithuania). The presentation will discuss the results of the traceological studies they were subjected to, as well as the results of the experimental program implemented for their needs. The classification of impact traces creating on bones after hitting with various types of both bone and flint points will be presented. An alternative hypothesis for the genesis of holes visible on the Šventoji scapulae will be discussed. 


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