Dear Richard,
This paper might be of interest. It doesn't have any images of modification but has useful information on the taphonomic impact of pigs. Let me know if you'd like me to send over a PDF.
Brown, O.J.F., Field, J. and Letnic, M. 2006. Variation in the taphonomic effect of scavengers in semi-arid Australia linked to rainfall and the El Nino Southern Oscillation. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 16: 165-176.
Richard
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Subject: [ZOOARCH] pigs chewing long bones
Hello
I have tracked down two informative studies on the chewing by pigs of long bones of relatively large mammals. These are
HASKEL J. GREENFIELD
Bone Consumption by Pigs in a Contemporary Serbian Village: Implications for the Interpretation of Prehistoric Faunal Assemblages.
Journal of Field Archaeology. 1: 473-479 (1988)
S. D. DOMINGUEZ-SOLERA AND M. DOMINGUEZ-RODRIGO*
A Taphonomic Study of Bone Modification and of Tooth-Mark Patterns on Long Limb Bone Portions by Suids
Int. J. Osteoarchaeol. 19: 345–363 (2009)
They contain excellent illustrations of the effects of chewing by pigs
Does anybody know of experimental studies with additional illustrations?
I am also interested in case studies of forensic investigation into chewing of human bones by pigs?
Richard Wright
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