A spectacle of the Roman amphitheatre at Viminacium
Multiproxy Analysis of a Brown Bear Skull
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3782004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nemanja Marković (0000-0002-5260-4362, Institute of Archaeology, corresponding author), Bruce Rothschild (0000-0003-1327-6615, Indiana University Health), Danijela Popović (0000-0003-1025-3776, University of Warsaw), Ivan Bogdanović (0000-0003-4560-7861, Institute of Archaeology), Vuković (0000-0003-2731-2146, University of Belgrade) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue | 407 |
| Pages | 1-17 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2025.10173 |
| OpenAlex | W4413876140 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 25 |
Roman amphitheatres were centres of public entertainment, hosting various spectacles that often included wild animals. Excavation of a building near the Viminacium amphitheatre in Serbia in 2016 uncovered the fragmentary cranium of a bear. Multistranded analysis, presented here, reveals that the six-year-old male brown bear (Ursus arctos) suffered an impact fracture to the frontal bone, the healing of which was impaired by a secondary infection. Excessive wear to the canine teeth further indicates cage chewing and thus a prolonged period of captivity that makes it likely this bear participated in more than one spectacle at the Viminacium amphitheatre
Archaeology · Art · Political science · Skull · Spectacle · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · History · Paleontology · Paleopathology and ancient diseases
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |