Brilliant ID! Also illustrated in Sisson & Grossman "Anatomy of the domestic animals", p. 68 in the 4th edition that I have
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Julie Hamilton
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From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Leif Jonsson
Sent: 21 May 2012 11:28
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Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Unknown bone fragment from Camino de las Yeseras
Hi Rachel,
I have checked with the bone collection in our museum of natural history. It is definitely a hyoid bone of an equid, the size indicates a horse. Your fragment is the median part of the hyoid arch, seldom illustrated in textbooks. You find a picture in the german veterinary atlas by Nickel, Schummer & Seiferle, though not detailed enough to allow identification if you only have seen that drawing.
Leif Jonsson
Gothenburg Museum of Natural History
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