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Spavin in red deer: A case study from the Early Neolithic Blagotin, Serbia

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2016
Authors
Bulatović, Jelena
Marković, Nemanja
Stevanović, Oliver
Marinković, Darko
Dimitrijević, Ivana
Krstić, Nikola
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Abstract
Pathological modifications are rarely observed in the remains of wild animals from archaeological sites. We present one such specific, pathological change a case of spavin in a red deer specimen from the Early Neolithic site of Blagotin, in central Serbia. The left tarsal joint presented proliferative new bone formation, which was analyzed macroscopically, then subjected to X-ray and computed tomography (CT) imaging. We assume that the initial degenerative changes in this red deer tarsal joint were probably caused by ageing, although the environment may have likely contributed to the progression of the disorder. Spavin usually results in stiffness of the joints and in lameness, perhaps contributing in the animal's capture by Neolithic hunters. This case is important in that it demonstrates that spavin is not necessarily a consequence of riding or traction work.
Keywords:
Tarsal joint disease / Spavin / Serbia / Red deer / Early Neolithic / Blagotin
Source:
International Journal of Paleopathology, 2016, 14, 31-35
Publisher:
  • Elsevier Science Inc, New York
Funding / projects:
  • info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MESTD/Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)/47001/RS// (RS-47001)
  • info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MESTD/Basic Research (BR or ON)/177021/RS// (RS-177021)
  • info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MESTD/Basic Research (BR or ON)/177020/RS// (RS-177020)

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2016.04.006

ISSN: 1879-9817

PubMed: 29539526

WoS: 000382338900004

Scopus: 2-s2.0-84964872076
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http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/257
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