Paleopathological analysis of changes on animal bones originating from archaeological sites Caricin Grad and Studenica Monastery
This work presents the estimation of incidence and analysis of paleopathological changes on skeletal remains of the animals from archaeological sites Caricin Grad and Studenica Monastery. Moreover, there has been carried out the assessment of the skeletal elements, as well as taxonomic a...
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Belgrade
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Veterinarski Glasnik |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-2457/2014/0350-24571404215M.pdf |
| Summary: | This work presents the estimation of incidence and analysis of
paleopathological changes on skeletal remains of the animals from
archaeological sites Caricin Grad and Studenica Monastery. Moreover, there
has been carried out the assessment of the skeletal elements, as well as
taxonomic and age determination. The total of 2595 bones or bone fragments
were examined. In 22 specimens there were noticed various abnormal skeletal
changes in following animal species: cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses,
donkeys and camels. Pathological changes were noticed on the teeth,
mandibles, joints of long bones and phalanxes. By macroscopic analysis of
these acquired pathological changes on bones of the animals, there was
determined that the observed lesions had had proliferative, hypertrophic and
chronic character. Proliferative changes on the bones of the cattle, horses,
donkeys and camels point out to the fact that these animals were used for
towing and/or load carrying. Identified diseases of oral cavity in small
ruminants point out to improper and inadequate nutrition of these animals in
the past. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-2457 2406-0771 |