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Exciting problem. In the Kolpabad? specimen the ventral edge of the corpus is described as worn, something that is hard/impossible to see on Lena's fragment. There must have been some inspiration by the little guy in the front of this great picture: http://en.wahooart.com/@@/8EWQNY-Pieter-Bruegel-The-Elder-Ice-Skating-before-the-Gate-of-Saint-George,-Antwerp The wear of the hole looks also strange. Horse mandibles are solidly fused together, the function of a relatively thin cross-bar stuck across the holes would be misterious, especially if a wooden plank is mounted on the teeth as hypothesized. However, I would expect the molars being also affected in that case. Best wishes, Laszlo ________________________________ From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of S Hamilton-Dyer <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 16 February 2016 17:59 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Perforated Iron Age horse mandible Hi all - if you go to the publications tab on that page it is in the 1st pdf link - page 38-39 S. SH-D ArchaeoZoology http://www.shd-archzoo.co.uk On 16/02/2016 16:48, emmy nijssen wrote: Dear Lena, Indeed as Jacopo suggested such a sledge has been found before. Even with the hole in the same spot as yours. Here is a link to a medieval Dutch example. <http://www.geschiedenisvanvlaardingen.nl/collectie/archeologie/vondsten-opgraving-kolpabad-westlandseweg-1998/prikslee-gemaakt-uit-een-paardenkaak>http://www.geschiedenisvanvlaardingen.nl/collectie/archeologie/vondsten-opgraving-kolpabad-westlandseweg-1998/prikslee-gemaakt-uit-een-paardenkaak Unfortunately I don't have access to the publication of this, medieval example, but if I'm not mistaken, research was done somewhere in the mid '90 by Lauwerier on this subject. Best wishes Emmy Nijssen On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 5:23 PM, Jacopo De Grossi Mazzorin <[log in to unmask]><mailto:[log in to unmask]> wrote: Dear Lena, Part of a sledge? See https://ipna.unibas.ch/archbiol/pdf/2005_Stopp_Kunst_JawboneSledges.pdf see Fig. 9 All the best Jacopo de Grossi Mazzorin > 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 <http://iso26300.info/> for more information. > > This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net<http://www.smoothwall.net> >