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Draught cattle and the South Scandinavian economies of the 4th millennium BC

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  • Niels Nørkjær Johannsen

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This paper presents an osteomorphological survey of evidence for draught utilisation of cattle in the South Scandinavian TRB culture. The investigations focus on morphological changes in the lower limb bones of domestic cattle from a large number of archaeological sites and from several individual cattle skeletons found in bogs. The osteological results are discussed in the context of other lines of evidence, both archaeological and environmental, and one of the main themes of this discussion is the relationship between the adoption of animal traction and developments in land use. Furthermore, developments in the economic complex of the South Scandinavian TRB culture are compared with certain trends further south in Europe.

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  • Niels Nørkjær Johannsen, 2006. "Draught cattle and the South Scandinavian economies of the 4th millennium BC," Environmental Archaeology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(1), pages 35-48, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:yenvxx:v:11:y:2006:i:1:p:35-48
    DOI: 10.1179/174963106x97043
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