Naslov
Eneolithic cattle burials from Aljmaš-Podunavlje and Osijek-Retfala, Croatia

Autori
Pasarić, Maja ; Trbojević Vukičević, Tajana

Izvornik
International journal of osteoarchaeology (1047-482X) 26 (2015), 5; 842-852

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Eneolithic; Baden culture; Eastern Croatia; animal burials; cattle

Sažetak
Two single bovine burials and one mixed animal burial (containing bovine and canid skeletal remains) have been unearthed at two Baden culture sites, Aljmaš-Podunavlje and Osijek-Retfala located in Eastern Croatia.Zooarchaeological analysis attributed the faunal remains to domesticated cattle (Bos taurus) and in one case a dog (Canis familiaris). Almost complete and articulated skeletons of subadult or adult cows were found in all three examined features, while pit 59/60 from Aljmaš also contained a skull belonging to an adult domesticated cattle and a skeleton of a very young dog, 2–3 months old. All of the skeletons are well preserved and display no evidence of carcass processing indicating that the animals were buried intentionally. Consideration of the positions in which these animals were interred and their relationship with nearby deposits enables discussion of potential animal burial strategies and possible connections with certain ritual practices in which cows and in one case a dog played important roles. The described burials represent the southernmost known distribution of the rite discussed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Etnologija i antropologija

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