article_snippet.sent: Pictured is cuts on a forearm bone .
article_snippet.sent: These are an incomplete diaphysis – or the middle part of long bones - of a right forearm bone, another of a left leg bone and the majority of a right thigh bone.
article_snippet.sent: Cut marks seen on the thigh bone of a child. 
article_snippet.sent: The thigh bone fragment, which appears to be from a child who died at the age of 9 or 10, shows two large cut marks half a centimetre apart.
article_snippet.sent: From The thigh bone fragment, which appears to be from a child who died at the age of 9 or 10 state of preservation, the researchers suggest that the bone was fractured when still fresh with the aim of separating the upper and lower extreme of the thigh bone, where the joints are located.
article_snippet.sent: The upper edge exhibits marks of a 'post-mortem' impact with markings that do not follow natural separation of the bones.
article_snippet.sent: The lower region had a clear, oblique spiral break which seems to have occurred while the bone was fresh. '
article_snippet.sent: Given the morphology of the fractures, it may be that the body of this child was manipulated shortly after death,' Professor Garralda said. '
article_snippet.sent: The right leg received a series of blows that fractured the femur, and the cut marks identified are anthropic in nature; in other words, there is no visible evidence of animal bites.'
article_snippet.sent: The bones of the two adults show these and other markings.
article_snippet.sent: The fragment of the radius, possibly belonging to a man, also has small, fine cut marks made with flint tools shortly after death. '
article_snippet.sent: The most significant are three striations together crossing over each other while the bone was fresh,' the study says.
article_snippet.sent: In the bone, although the fresh fractures of both extremes can be seen, there are also signs of damage at the lower end.
article_snippet.sent: As for the bone, although the fresh fractures of both extremes can be seen, there are also signs of damage at the lower end.
highlights_snippet.sent: Study looked at Neanderthal forearm bone, left leg and right thigh bone .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: All of the bones had unnatural breakage marks possibly made by tools .
  