Dear All,
Many thanks to all who responded with suggestions/thoughts on the mystery
equid tooth I posted yesterday. I'd just like to repeat what others have
already written, which is that this list is truly wonderful.
The consensus is that given just the one tooth, it is not possible to
identify the sub-species with any accuracy. That said, the assemblage is
from a Khmer Empire site at Angkor in Cambodia, and several of you seem to
think (without knowing that fact), that the tooth looked somewhat asinine
(no pun intended). It may be either E.asinus or E.hemionus, but more
material is needed.
Perhaps the larger question is - why are all the equid teeth calcined (when
none of the other bones are)? If anyone has any thoughts on that one,
please do not hesitate to send them my way.
Thanks again a million times over.
Cheers,
Melanie
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