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ANIMAL JAWS These animal jaws were collected on the Auvernier site at Lake Neuchatel in western Switzerland. The small jaw at top was identified by H. W. Setzer of the Division of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution in 1964 as European Marten (Martes martes). The two larger jaws were identified by Hebert Kraft (Seton Hall University) in 1963 as boar or domesticated pig (center jaw) and elk(?), but with a questions mark. These animals were a source of meat for food and bone and antler for tool making materials. The largest jaw measures 10 5/8 inches (27 cm) long.
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