Horses in the suburbs of a medieval city – a case study from Brno (Czech Republic)

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F48511005%3A_____%2F24%3AN0000005" target="_blank" >RIV/48511005:_____/24:N0000005 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/26268469:_____/24:N0000006 RIV/00216224:14210/24:00137787 RIV/00025798:_____/24:10169451

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/anthropozoologica2024v59a11" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/anthropozoologica2024v59a11</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/anthropozoologica2024v59a11" target="_blank" >10.5252/anthropozoologica2024v59a11</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Horses in the suburbs of a medieval city – a case study from Brno (Czech Republic)

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The article presents a set of horse skeletons (11 individuals) found at three excavation sites south of the city of Brno (Czech Republic), dated to the Late Medieval and Early Modern periods. The skeletons were deliberately deposited within agricultural estates and the assemblage consisted of complete or near-complete skeletons. The osteological assemblage was therefore suitable for further analysis. Firstly, the withers height and robusticity of individual equines were determined. The majority of them were slightly taller and more slender-legged than those of earlier periods and smaller than contemporary riding and draft horses. With one exception, they were determined to be males and majority died at around 7-14 years of age. Pathological findings observed on the skull and second premolars can be most likely related to the working history of those individuals. Changes to the spinal column are in most cases rather mild or absent suggesting that the horses studied were probably not used for extensive heavy work. The relatively high incidence of other pathological changes indicates poor health care, with two individuals showing signs of a possible bacterial infection. The origin and mobility of the individuals were reconstructed by strontium analyses. With one exception, all individuals were most likely born and died in the same region.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Horses in the suburbs of a medieval city – a case study from Brno (Czech Republic)

Popis výsledku anglicky

The article presents a set of horse skeletons (11 individuals) found at three excavation sites south of the city of Brno (Czech Republic), dated to the Late Medieval and Early Modern periods. The skeletons were deliberately deposited within agricultural estates and the assemblage consisted of complete or near-complete skeletons. The osteological assemblage was therefore suitable for further analysis. Firstly, the withers height and robusticity of individual equines were determined. The majority of them were slightly taller and more slender-legged than those of earlier periods and smaller than contemporary riding and draft horses. With one exception, they were determined to be males and majority died at around 7-14 years of age. Pathological findings observed on the skull and second premolars can be most likely related to the working history of those individuals. Changes to the spinal column are in most cases rather mild or absent suggesting that the horses studied were probably not used for extensive heavy work. The relatively high incidence of other pathological changes indicates poor health care, with two individuals showing signs of a possible bacterial infection. The origin and mobility of the individuals were reconstructed by strontium analyses. With one exception, all individuals were most likely born and died in the same region.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Anthropozoologica

ISSN

0761-3032

e-ISSN

2107-0881

Svazek periodika

59

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

11

Stát vydavatele periodika

FR - Francouzská republika

Počet stran výsledku

27

Strana od-do

155-181

Kód UT WoS článku

001379560000001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85213281858