cut mark

collocation in English

meaningsofcutandmark

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cut
noun
uk
/kʌt/us
/kʌt/
an injury made when the skin is cut with ...
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mark
noun
uk
/mɑːk/us
/mɑːrk/
a small area on the surface of something that is damaged, dirty, or different in ...
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(Definition ofcutandmarkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcut mark

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Close examination of cranial squama and major joint surfaces turned up no evidence of blunt-force trauma or cut marks.
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In addition, the presence or absence of pathology, cut marks, and any other notable features were noted for all of the bones.
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However, cut marks were not limited to cranial remains.
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Despite the damage sustained by the bones in the burial environment, cut marks could be seen on several elements.
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To distinguish among all these possibilities, the burial context, associated materials, and bones themselves-the location and function of cut marks, evidence of trauma, missing elements-must be carefully examined.
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Ridges and cut marks on bones can prove their use for the task.
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The skeletons show many cut marks that were most likely made by defleshing or excarnation after death.
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The fossils have cut marks suggesting a post-mortem defleshing ritual.
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No scientific explanation of these scalloped cut marks has ever been published.
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Cut marks made when the bones were fresh indicates the heads were cut off shortly after the person died.
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Because there are no clear cut marks, except a few burning signs on the bear bones, they probably accumulated through natural mortality.
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These are the earliest documented cut marks made by hominids.
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Bone fractures, cut marks and burned bones reflect human activity.
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Between sequences the cut marks a rapid transition between one time and space and another, but depending on the nature of the cut it will have different meanings.
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Analysis of the orientation and anatomical placements of the cut marks suggest meat and connective tissue were cut off in a planned manner from the bone.
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