Severe traumatic lesions in the Late Neolithic cattle from the site of At-Vršac, Serbia
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2022
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Marković, NemanjaBulatović, Jelena
Krstić, Nikola
Marinković, Darko
Pantović, Ivana
Russell, Nerissa
Rothschild, Bruce
Marić, Miroslav
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This paper aims to assess the etiology and differential diagnosis of severe pathological lesions in wild and domestic cattle from the Late Neolithic site of At-Vršac in the northeast part of the present-day Serbia. Excavations of this multilayered site revealed the remains of a Late Neolithic settlement belonging to the Vinča culture network of the Central Balkans. An aurochs metacarpal bone, two domestic cattle fragments of fused ulna and radius and of tibia, all with massive bone proliferations were recovered during the archaeological excavations in 1976. Paleopathological study was undertaken using an interdisciplinary approach, including AMS dating, radiography, computed tomography (CT), and histopathology. The results show severe oblique healed fracture with secondary pronounced bone reaction in the aurochs metacarpal bone and in the domestic cattle ulna–radius, while traumatic alteration infected with disseminated osteomyelitis was found in the domestic cattle tibia. These pathol...ogies of wild and domestic cattle are discussed to reveal the level of environmental and human influence on the origin and development of the lesions in the Late Neolithic cattle.
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AMS dating / aurochs / domestic cattle / osteomyelitis / radiology / traumaSource:
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2022, 32, 6, 1285-1294Publisher:
- Wiley
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- RACOLNS - Regional Absolute Chronology of the Late Neolithic in Serbia (RS-ScienceFundRS-Promis-6062361)
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Marković, Nemanja AU - Bulatović, Jelena AU - Krstić, Nikola AU - Marinković, Darko AU - Pantović, Ivana AU - Russell, Nerissa AU - Rothschild, Bruce AU - Marić, Miroslav PY - 2022 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2518 AB - This paper aims to assess the etiology and differential diagnosis of severe pathological lesions in wild and domestic cattle from the Late Neolithic site of At-Vršac in the northeast part of the present-day Serbia. Excavations of this multilayered site revealed the remains of a Late Neolithic settlement belonging to the Vinča culture network of the Central Balkans. An aurochs metacarpal bone, two domestic cattle fragments of fused ulna and radius and of tibia, all with massive bone proliferations were recovered during the archaeological excavations in 1976. Paleopathological study was undertaken using an interdisciplinary approach, including AMS dating, radiography, computed tomography (CT), and histopathology. The results show severe oblique healed fracture with secondary pronounced bone reaction in the aurochs metacarpal bone and in the domestic cattle ulna–radius, while traumatic alteration infected with disseminated osteomyelitis was found in the domestic cattle tibia. These pathologies of wild and domestic cattle are discussed to reveal the level of environmental and human influence on the origin and development of the lesions in the Late Neolithic cattle. PB - Wiley T2 - International Journal of Osteoarchaeology T1 - Severe traumatic lesions in the Late Neolithic cattle from the site of At-Vršac, Serbia VL - 32 IS - 6 SP - 1285 EP - 1294 DO - 10.1002/oa.3147 ER -
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Marković, N., Bulatović, J., Krstić, N., Marinković, D., Pantović, I., Russell, N., Rothschild, B.,& Marić, M.. (2022). Severe traumatic lesions in the Late Neolithic cattle from the site of At-Vršac, Serbia. in International Journal of Osteoarchaeology Wiley., 32(6), 1285-1294. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.3147
Marković N, Bulatović J, Krstić N, Marinković D, Pantović I, Russell N, Rothschild B, Marić M. Severe traumatic lesions in the Late Neolithic cattle from the site of At-Vršac, Serbia. in International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 2022;32(6):1285-1294. doi:10.1002/oa.3147 .
Marković, Nemanja, Bulatović, Jelena, Krstić, Nikola, Marinković, Darko, Pantović, Ivana, Russell, Nerissa, Rothschild, Bruce, Marić, Miroslav, "Severe traumatic lesions in the Late Neolithic cattle from the site of At-Vršac, Serbia" in International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 32, no. 6 (2022):1285-1294, https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.3147 . .