Dislocated Hip in Cattle
A Rare Find from a Roman Period Settlement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22138245 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kyra Lyublyanovics (0000-0002-9330-8797, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 38-46 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hungarian Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2416-0296 • E-ISSN: 2416-0296 |
| Publisher | Hungarian Archaeology (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.36338/ha.2023.4.3 |
| OpenAlex | W4391665713 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
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
Archaeology · Art · Geography · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Hip disorders and treatments · Medicine · Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |