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ID | Context | Fill | Taxa | Completeness (%) | Body parts present | Age | Notes |
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Skeleton 1 | 2046/1979 | 3rd + 4th | Red deer | 75-100 | Head, torso, limbs, feet | Between 13-16 months based on dental eruption (after Brown and Chapman 1991) | Cut marks to left humerus. HD3. No antler, or antler buds: female? |
Skeleton 2 | 1979 | 4th | Dog | 75-100 | Head, torso, limbs, feet | c. 6 months old based on bones fused and dental eruption (after Silver 1969) | |
Skeleton 3 | 1979 | 4th | Cattle | 75-100 | Head, torso, limbs, feet | Age 1-8 months on dental wear data (after Halstead 1985) | Horned. Chop across cranium in front of horn |
Skull 1 | 2046 | 3rd | Cattle | - | Cranium | - | Horned |
Skull 2 | 2046 | 3rd | Horse | - | Cranium | - | |
Skull 3 | 2046 | 3rd | Cattle | - | Cranium, maxilla | - | Horned |
Skull 4 | 1979 | 4th | Cattle | - | Cranium, maxilla | Adult as maxillary third molar in wear | Horned. Pole-axed |
Skull 5 | 2093 | 2nd | Pig | - | Cranium, maxilla and left mandible | Over three years as third molar in wear (after Silver 1969 old data) | Female. Long, narrow snout. Chops to both cheeks suggest mandible removal |
Skull 6 | 2093 | 2nd | Pig | - | Cranium, maxilla and left mandible | Over three years as third molar in wear (after Silver 1969 old data) | Female. Long, narrow snout. Possible chops to both cheeks suggesting mandible removal as Skull 5. Also vertical chop between maxillary P4/M1 |
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