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Occipital perforations in a late neolithic probable aurochs ( Bos primigenius bojanus) cranium from Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK
Author(s) -
Baxter Ian L.
Publication year - 2002
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/oa.591
Subject(s) - archaeology , skull , anatomy , geography , biology
An example of ante‐mortem occipital perforations in the cranium of a probable aurochs ( Bos primigenius ) cow from a late Neolithic archaeological site at Letchworth, Hertfordshire is presented. This is the second reported occurrence thus far of cranial perforations in a wild bovid and lends support to a congenital cause of the condition in archaeological domestic cattle skulls. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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