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On the causes of perforations in archaeological domestic cattle skulls: New evidence
Author(s) -
Manaseryan Nina H.,
Dobney Keith,
Ervynck Anton
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199901/02)9:1<74::aid-oa463>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - skull , paleopathology , archaeology , geography , history , biology , anatomy
An example of ante‐mortem cranial perforations in the skull of a European wisent ( Bison bonasus ) from Armenia is presented. The implications for reinterpreting the possible causes of this condition in ancient domestic cattle (outlined in a previous paper) are briefly discussed. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.