[Kaunas region horses]
1997
Bertasius, M. (Vilnius University, Vilnius (Lithuania)) | Daugnora, L. (Lithuanian Academy of Veterinary, Kaunas (Lithuania))
The Balt's territories have one peculiarity - a large amount of horse bones is found in the burial grounds. This phenomenon is typical of the Prussians (V-IX c.) and the Lithuanians (Kaunas region, VIII-XI c.). On the basis of the data obtained we determined that mostly 4,5-10 year old horses were buried in the burial grounds of middle Lithuania. Horses of different types were buried in Marvele and Versvai burial grounds (wither height is 120-136 cm). A certain number of larger horses (wither height is 136-144 cm and 153 cm; lenght of metacarpals is 210-222 mm) might not have been of local breeds. The most similar horse skeletons (according to the osteometric data) were found in South Prussia and, partly in Slovakia. The larger horse type skeletons are closer to the skeletons found in the burial grounds in North Germany (Beckum).
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