[Bone analyses of aurochs (Bos primigenius Boj.) and cattle (Bos taurus) found in Latvian archaeological sites]
2004
Mugurevics, A.(Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia). Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) | Duritis, I.(Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia). Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
Bones from cattle and aurochs found in archaeological excavations in the settlement Ica (millennium II, bCh)), in Jersika castle mound (X-XII centuries) and in Valmiera stone castle (XIV - XV centuries) were studied to clarify the proportion of correspondent species of animals, economic use and the significance in provisions, as well as the influence of the domestication to the osteometrical showings of the bones. In total it was studied 2768 cattle bones, in al. from Ica 44, Jersika 264, Valmiera 2460. It was clarified that in the middle age from XIV - XV centuries inhabitants used as a foodstuff - beef. It was found out that there is the difference between the size of the cattle in Jersika (X - XII centuries) and Valmiera (XIV - XV centuries), what possible give evidence that there was a targeted selection of the animals and the possible import of the animals from the Western Europe after XIV century.
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