Dear Ian,
location and directionality of your tooth marks looks like rodent
gnawing to me either. It does look different from all ungulate gnawing
marks I have seen so far. Take a look at Brothwell (1976) and Sutcliffe
(1973) for comparison.
BROTHWELL, DON (1976): Further Evidence of Bone Chewing by Ungulates:
the Sheep of North Ronaldsay, Orkney. - Journal of Archaeological
Science 3, 179-182
SUTCLIFFE, ANTONY J. (1973): Similarity of Bones and Antlers gnawed by
Deer to Human Artefacts. - Nature 246: 428-430, London
Best
Christian
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Ian L. Baxter schrieb:
> While recording animal bones from an Iron Age site in Cambridgeshire I
> have come across an unusually gnawed sheep/goat metacarpal. Many bones
> at the site have been gnawed by dogs but this specimen does not resemble
> any dog gnawing I have seen. I suspect the agent may be pig. Anybody
> have any ideas? Photo attached.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ian L. Baxter
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