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Relation Between Wild And Domesticated Cattle Populations From Archaeological Site Vučedol (Croatia)

The analysis of cattle long bones from archaeological site Vučedol (Croatia) escavated during 1984/85 were done. Totally 332 cattle long bones were examined: 9, 33% belongs to Baden culture (3 400 – 2 900 BC), 13, 55% to Kostolac (3 250 – 3 000 BC) and 77, 10% to Vučedol culture (3 000 – 2 200 BC). MNI (Minimal Number of Individuals) is 41. Osteometric analysis were done on 219 specimens (65, 96%), and depend of preserve degree of specimens, measurements were bring about Driesch, 1976. 20, 09% of samples belongs to wild cattle (Bos primigenius) and 79, 90% to domesticated (Bos taurus) forms of cattle. Contribution of bovine bones decreases from Baden (19%) to Kostolac (11%) culture, but increase again in Vučedol culture (22%). The possible explanation is that Vučedol people were introduce wild cattle forms for improvements of the domesticated cattle main herd characteristics. Also, it is well known that in Vučedol culture time a kind of hunting were revised and wild cattles were big game. In wild population there were 23% of males. In domesticated population there were only 12% of males, so assumption is that they were kept for breeding.

Vučedol; domesticated cattle; wild cattle; long bones; osteometry

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