Jeffery NichollsMay 10

Neolithic Orkney Cairns.

The Tomb of the Eagles is on South Ronaldsay, in Orkney. It is also known as Isbister Cairn.

The human bones from the Cairn were examined and reported on by David Lawrence, giving an interesting account of the lives of the Neolithic people who of South Ronaldsay.

#neolithic #prehistory #archaeology #Orkney #Scotland #Brodgar #skarabrae #history #TomboftheEagles #osteology

https://orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/2025/07/dem-bones-dem-bones.html

'Dem Bones, Dem Bones

  Series Title:- The Orkney Riddle 17/27 Blog Title:- 'Dem Bones, Dem Bones   A study of the bones and consequently, of the people who owned...

Public Domain Image ArchiveApr 5

Illustration by Edouard Joseph d’Alton, from Die vergleichende Osteologie (1821–38).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

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#anatomy #animals #zoology #bones #birds #skeletons #osteology #creatures #skulls #art #publicdomain

Demikiev • DekayApr 3
Sometimes death comes before life
And love still blooms as it should have 🪷🤍

Skulls of stillborn sheltie dog and foetus teckel dog 🐶

#nature #vultureculture #osteology #skullcollector #skullcollection #oddities #curiosity #skulls #animalskulls
Public Domain Image ArchiveMar 19

Illustration by Edouard Joseph d’Alton, from Die vergleichende Osteologie (1821–1838).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

Available to buy as a print.

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#anatomy #animals #zoology #bones #skeletons #osteology #creatures #skulls #art #publicdomain

Doktor Overcomma Mar 17
A minotaur (bull on top, man below) has four limbs, while a centaur (man on top, horse below) has six limbs, and thus the proof that a horse has two more limbs than a bull does.
#osteology #algebra #numerology
Public Domain Image ArchiveMar 10

Illustration by Edouard Joseph d’Alton, from Die vergleichende Osteologie (1821–38).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/d658a1d8-0149-4bd0-8c13-29107f152eff

#anatomy #animals #zoology #bones #ostriches #birds #skeletons #osteology #creatures #skulls #art #publicdomain

Scientific FrontlineMar 6
Collectin-11 is an immune protein traditionally known for defending against infection that has now been discovered to play a critical role in maintaining healthy bones by supporting normal bone remodeling.
#Immunology #MolecularBiology #Osteology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/imgy03062601.html
Immune protein found to play a key role in maintaining bone health

Collectin-11 has an important role in the immune response.

Public Domain Image ArchiveFeb 25

Illustration by Edouard Joseph d’Alton, from Die vergleichende Osteologie (1821–38).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

Available to buy as a print.

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#anatomy #animals #zoology #seals #bones #skeletons #osteology #creatures #skulls #art #publicdomain

Public Domain Image ArchiveFeb 21

Illustration by Edouard Joseph d’Alton, from Die vergleichende Osteologie (1821–38).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

Available to buy as a print.

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Anthropology.netFeb 17
Two Neolithic communities, 4km apart, genetically related — and radically different ideas about how gender should be marked in life and death. New bioarchaeology from Hungary is genuinely strange. #Bioarchaeology #Neolithic #Osteology https://www.anthropology.net/p/what-two-neolithic-cemeteries-in
What Two Neolithic Cemeteries in Hungary Tell Us About How Gender Gets Made

Bones and burials from the same microregion, 500 years apart, tell a surprisingly complicated story

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