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On the subject of gnawing by pigs - raised by Haskel Greenfield: Has anyone ever recognised bones in archaeological assemblages which look as if they have been chewed by pigs rather than by dogs or other carnivores? I am quite surprised that even on rural sites where pig remains were common, I have not seen chewed bones which had tooth marks which were any different from the scoring and puncture marks left by carnivores. I suspect that I may have failed to recognise the marks of pig chewing. Do pigs crush bones without leaving recognisable tooth marks? Or were pigs - unlike the dogs - usually kept outside the settlement itself? Dale Dale Serjeantson Department of Archaeology University of Southampton Email: [log in to unmask]