Hi Julie.
In a Muslim, North African context it is stipulated that the jugular must be cut with a very sharp knife so as to minimize suffering of the animal, following which the animal must be drained of its blood. In the single case that I was able to observe, there was no damage to bone (small and indeed, very sharp knife used for the incision). The animal needs to be hung, obviously, in order for the blood to be drained which affects the butchering pattern as described below... which I guess could be visible if you can establish that another butchery pattern (inconsistent with the butcher addressing a carcass that is hanging up) is present.
Hope this helps.
Ariane
SIDI MAAMAR H., 1989.- Le sacrifice du mouton pour la fête musulmane de l'aid el-Kébir en Algérie: cas et essai d'interprétation techno-symbolique. L'animal dans les pratiques religieuses: les manifestations materielles, numéro spécial d'Anthropozoologica, p. 157-162.
Burke, A. 2001. "Butchery of a sheep in rural Tunisia (North Africa): repercussion for the study of patterns of bone disposal." Anthropozoologica 32:3-9.
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Objet : Re: [ZOOARCH] hyoids and throat cutting
In both Jewish and Muslim traditions animals are ritually slaughtered by
throat cutting. I don't know if there's any evidence for this from
archaeological sites?
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