Naslov
The dietary contribution of cattle at the Eneolithic site of Vučedol (Croatia

Autori
Trbojević Vukičević, Tajana ; Kužir, Snježana ; Babić, Krešimir

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstract book, 12th Annual Meeting of European Association of Archaeologists / Dobrzanska, Halina ; Szmoniewski, Sz.Bartolomiej ; Ryba, Kinga - Krakov : Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akapit, 2006

Skup
12th Annual Meeting of European Association of Archaeologists

Mjesto i datum
Kraków, Poljska, 19.09.2006. - 24.09.2006

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
cattle; Vučedol; dietary contribution; cut marks

Sažetak
In this paper domestic and wild cattle bones, teeth and horns from the Eneolithic site of Vučedol were investigated. The majority (60, 45%) of cattle remains belonged to the Vučedol cultural period (3 000-2 200 BC) while remains from the Baden (3 400 – 2 900 BC) and Kostolac (3 250- 3 000 BC.) period are appreciably less represented. Osteometrical analysis points to the pronounced predominance of domesticated over wild cattle. Furthermore, domestic cows are significantly dominant in every cultural horizon. More than 53% of specimens belong to adult animals ages 2 - 5 years. The estimated dietary contribution of cattle, based on whole specimen weight varies, depending on the method of calculation, from 477, 290 kg to 776, 906 kg. Marks on cattle bones, which are the result of disarticulation or skin removal, are visible on about 2% of samples, and more numerous on metapodial bones. In this paper we aim to distinguish stone from metal cut marks on those bones by using a stereomicroscope. The results from the three Eneolithic cultures are then compared in order to ascertain the presence of differential butchery methods. Burn traces on fragments or whole bones are the most common on the distal parts of extremities.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina, Arheologija

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