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ToolsGaastra, J., Greenfield, H. and Vander Linden, M., 2018. Gaining traction on cattle exploitation: zooarchaeological evidence from the western Balkan Neolithic (6000-4500 cal BC). Antiquity: a quarterly review of archaeology, 92 (366), 1462 - 1477.
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Abstract
This study examines sub-pathological alterations to cattle foot bones from eleven central and western Balkan Neolithic sites (c.61/6000 to 4500 cal BC). Systematic comparisons of bone remodelling in those elements shown to be most directly affected by traction is used to determine the potential use of cattle as engines across this region throughout the period. This study provides the earliest direct evidence for the use of cattle for light traction, long before the hard usage pathological evidence previously observed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 0003-598X |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Traction; Domestic cattle; Neolithic; Europe; Balkans; Sub-pathology Pathology |
| Group: | Faculty of Science & Technology |
| ID Code: | 33612 |
| Deposited By: | Symplectic RT2 |
| Deposited On: | 05 Mar 2020 14:45 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2022 14:20 |
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