FIG. 13 in The skull on the hill. Anthropological and osteological investigation of contemporary horse skull ritual practices in central Mongolia (Arkhangai province)

FIG. 13. — Number of horse skulls per age group (in years) and sex, on Sambuu's ovoo. While sex distribution is even, we can see that most of the slaughtered animals are either young (less than four years old) or old. The method used to determine the animals' age is based on the analysis of dental eruption and the degree of wear (Cornevin & Lesbre 1894; Lepetz 2013).