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Dear all, I have a horse left mandible that has been perforated on the ramus. The hole is approximately 1cm wide and all edges are smooth. My interpretation is that this is the remains of a set of mandibles or an entire skull that was hung up for display. Does anyone here have another theory, and/or any comparative examples? The bone is from an Iron Age site in southern England, if that helps. The only other bone in the pit was a (right side) horse mandibular M3. http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac137/ossamentaDW/Benbilder/P1060264_zpsajdn6by4.jpg close-up of perforation: http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac137/ossamentaDW/Benbilder/P1060266_zpsk9z32dlj.jpg With thanks, Lena Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format (OASIS Open Document Format). If you have difficulty opening them, please visit http://iso26300.info for more information. This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net