Hi Ariane This may be relevant. It has a discussion of the cuts on the toe bones. Parkin, R. A., P. Rowley-Conwy, et al. (1986). "Late Paleolithic exploitation of horse and red deer at Gough's Cave, Cheddar, Somerset." Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 17(3): 311-330. cheers Dale Dale Serjeantson Archaeology School of Humanities University of Southampton Southampton SO17 1BJ http://www.southampton.ac.uk/archaeology/profiles/serjeantson.html http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521758581 ________________________________________ From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Burke Ariane [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 08 June 2011 08:42 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ZOOARCH] removal of hooves Hello, Could somebody please direct me to references that explicitly describe the removal of hooves (any/all ungulates) by humans and the resulting traces on bone? Thank you, Ariane Prof. Ariane Burke, Dept. d'anthropologie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville Montreal, QC Canada, H3C 3J7 Tel. 514-343-6574 http://www.mapageweb.umontreal.ca/burkea/ ________________________________ From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites on behalf of Umberto Albarella Sent: Tue 2009-07-07 4:04 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ZOOARCH] attachments on bonecommons Dear Zooarchers, Since I have not done it for a while and we have had quite a few new members lately I would like to remind everyone that although you can't send attachments directly to Zooarch, you can upload them on BoneCommons, following the instructions at: http://www.alexandriaarchive.org/icaz/icazForum/viewtopic.php?t=596 You can use: username: ZOOARCH password: bones. Once you have done that you can send an email to Zooarch with the weblink (URL) to your attachment. Cheers, Umberto -- Umberto Albarella Department of Archaeology University of Sheffield Northgate House West Street Sheffield S1 4ET United Kingdom Telephone: (+) 44 (0) 114 22 22 943 Fax: (+) 44 (0) 114 27 22 563 http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/albarella.html For Archaeologists for Global Justice (AGJ) see: http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/global-justice.html "There is no way to peace. Peace IS the way".