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From Howmae, North Ronaldsay, Orkney

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This animal bone from Howmae on North Ronaldsay in Orkney has butchery cut-marks. It dates from between 600 BC and 200 AD.

The bone is a joint end of a sheep leg bone. The end of the bone has been chopped off from the rest of the bone.

This is a classic butchery mark. In preparing joints of meat for cooking, people would chop through bone using a sharp utensil such as a chopper, cleaver or hatchet.

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