TY  - JOUR
AU  - Marković, Nemanja
AU  - Janeczek, Maciej
AU  - Marinković, Darko
AU  - Stevanović, Oliver
AU  - Krstić, Nikola
AU  - Petrujkić, Katarina
AU  - Trailović, Ružica
PY  - 2015
UR  - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/233
AB  - During archaeological excavations in September 2009, on the late antiquity necropolis near Obrenovac (Serbia) a horseman's grave, with horse included, was discovered and assigned to the Avar period (the 8th century AD). Horse bones were subjected to pathomorphological and radiological investigations. In order to obtain information concerning equine pathology during Avar domination, 29 bones with changes observed, i.e. in the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, metacarpal and metatarsal bones and proximal and distal phalanges limbs have been evaluated. Pathomorphology revealed chronic deformative spondyloarthropathy of the spine and ossification of the interosseous ligament both in the metacarpus and in metatarsus, while chronic periostitis was observed in the proximal phalanges, as well as ungular cartilage ossification in all distal phalanges. Based on the pathological findings on the horse's bones, it was concluded that the animal was intensively used for riding and/or as a draught animal during its lifetime, even prior to the completion of its full growth. The pathology revealed on the limb bones indicated long-lasting exposure to the trauma, suggesting that the horse had been probably ridden for long distances on hard, rocky and uneven terrain. It was also concluded that there had been a strong possibility that the mentioned Avar horse had shown symptoms of locomotor disorders due to back pain.
PB  - Polish Soc Veterinary Sciences Editorial Office, Lublin
T2  - Medycyna Weterynaryjna-Veterinary Medicine-Science and Practice
T1  - Paleopathological and radiological examination of the Auar period horse bones from central Balkans (Serbia)
EP  - 625
IS  - 10
SP  - 619
VL  - 71
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_veterinar_1282
ER  - 

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author = "Marković, Nemanja and Janeczek, Maciej and Marinković, Darko and Stevanović, Oliver and Krstić, Nikola and Petrujkić, Katarina and Trailović, Ružica",
year = "2015",
abstract = "During archaeological excavations in September 2009, on the late antiquity necropolis near Obrenovac (Serbia) a horseman's grave, with horse included, was discovered and assigned to the Avar period (the 8th century AD). Horse bones were subjected to pathomorphological and radiological investigations. In order to obtain information concerning equine pathology during Avar domination, 29 bones with changes observed, i.e. in the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, metacarpal and metatarsal bones and proximal and distal phalanges limbs have been evaluated. Pathomorphology revealed chronic deformative spondyloarthropathy of the spine and ossification of the interosseous ligament both in the metacarpus and in metatarsus, while chronic periostitis was observed in the proximal phalanges, as well as ungular cartilage ossification in all distal phalanges. Based on the pathological findings on the horse's bones, it was concluded that the animal was intensively used for riding and/or as a draught animal during its lifetime, even prior to the completion of its full growth. The pathology revealed on the limb bones indicated long-lasting exposure to the trauma, suggesting that the horse had been probably ridden for long distances on hard, rocky and uneven terrain. It was also concluded that there had been a strong possibility that the mentioned Avar horse had shown symptoms of locomotor disorders due to back pain.",
publisher = "Polish Soc Veterinary Sciences Editorial Office, Lublin",
journal = "Medycyna Weterynaryjna-Veterinary Medicine-Science and Practice",
title = "Paleopathological and radiological examination of the Auar period horse bones from central Balkans (Serbia)",
pages = "625-619",
number = "10",
volume = "71",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_veterinar_1282"
}

Marković, N., Janeczek, M., Marinković, D., Stevanović, O., Krstić, N., Petrujkić, K.,& Trailović, R.. (2015). Paleopathological and radiological examination of the Auar period horse bones from central Balkans (Serbia). in Medycyna Weterynaryjna-Veterinary Medicine-Science and Practice
Polish Soc Veterinary Sciences Editorial Office, Lublin., 71(10), 619-625.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_veterinar_1282

Marković N, Janeczek M, Marinković D, Stevanović O, Krstić N, Petrujkić K, Trailović R. Paleopathological and radiological examination of the Auar period horse bones from central Balkans (Serbia). in Medycyna Weterynaryjna-Veterinary Medicine-Science and Practice. 2015;71(10):619-625.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_veterinar_1282 .

Marković, Nemanja, Janeczek, Maciej, Marinković, Darko, Stevanović, Oliver, Krstić, Nikola, Petrujkić, Katarina, Trailović, Ružica, "Paleopathological and radiological examination of the Auar period horse bones from central Balkans (Serbia)" in Medycyna Weterynaryjna-Veterinary Medicine-Science and Practice, 71, no. 10 (2015):619-625,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_veterinar_1282 .