Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: In this paper I discuss the remains of a Roman Period (2nd–3rd century AD) cow discovered at the site of Baracs–Boldog-dűlő in Transdanubia, Hungary. The animal lived with a dislocated hip, a condition extremely rarely documented in archaeological assemblages; this is the first find of this kind in the region. The animal may have been a dairy cow kept alive for months or even years after the injury, even though it was probably unfit for physical work or calving. This find provides a glimpse into how such injuries were treated, as there is contemporary written evidence about applied veterinary treatments.
Source: Hungarian Archaeology
DOI: 10.36338/ha.2023.4.3
Author: Kyra Lyublyanovics
Language: English
Subfield: Paleontology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4391665713