Does anyone have any references or comments on
a. why animals throats are cut? I seem to remember Derek Rixson mentioning
this facilitated the removal of the blood and therefore preservation of the
carcass.
b. archaeological evidence for throat cutting from hyoids?
Is this covered in Binford? I do not have 'Bones' to hand.....
I often see cut marks on hyoids and I am trying to remember if the link to
throat cutting can be evidenced in the literature.
Thanks for any input
Jacqui Mulville (PhD),
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