The face of war: Trauma analysis of a mass grave from the Battle of Lützen (1632)
Fig 9
Documentation of a retained projectile upon removal of the skull.
(A, B) Individual 5 was struck in the left parietal/temporal bone by a lead bullet, which (E) lodged in the right occipital bone. (D) The projectile is a musket ball. Its severe deformation suggests that it ricocheted. (C) The position of the lead bullet could be documented by CT. (F) The density and scattered radiation of the lead made it possible to distinguish clearly between the bullet and the surrounding sediment (photos: K. Bentele, N. Nicklisch, S. Brandt).