Micro-CT Scan of the Lesion (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

Micro-CT Scan of the Lesion

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Micro-CT scan of the lesion in the pelvis of a fallow deer, killed 120,000 years ago close to current-day Halle. The scan shows the lesion at the exit wound and the reconstructed form of the pointed object, a spear, which caused the perforation.

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photo/©: Arne Jacob and Frieder Enzmann, JGU

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "Neandertals practiced close-range hunting 120,000 years ago", issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on July 2, 2018.

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