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..... and in the Pales et Garcia 1971 Atlas vol 2 Herbivores for those that have it. Sheila SH-D ArchaeoZoology http://www.shd-archzoo.co.uk On 21/05/2012 11:35, Julie Hamilton wrote: > Brilliant ID! Also illustrated in Sisson& Grossman "Anatomy of the domestic animals", p. 68 in the 4th edition that I have > j > > Julie Hamilton > RLAHA > Dyson Perrins Bldg > South Parks Rd > OXFORD OX1 3QY > > Phone: 01865 285216 > Mobile: 07814 433424 > email: [log in to unmask] > > When emailing me, please check that you are using the @rlaha address, to avoid confusion with the other JH at Oxford! (@MedSci) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Leif Jonsson > Sent: 21 May 2012 11:28 > To: [log in to unmask] > 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