Folia archeologica 38.

Viola T. Dobosi - István Vörös: A Pilisszántó I. sz. kőfülke revíziója

A MESOLITIIIC AUROCHS SKELETON 81 large bones of the Szabadszállás aurochs population need a careful study because the Pleistocene age of the remains is possible. II. Table 8 the dimensions of long bones and the withers height values of European Mesolithic aurochs skeletons. The dimensions of aurochs bones from the Preboreal-Boreal Period, clearly demonstrate the difference between the two sexes as well as a trend of changes in the somatic (body) dimensions, that on the other hand is determined biogeographically. Table 7. COMPARISON OF MEASUREMENTS OF PLEISTOCENE AND HOLOCENE AUROCHS IN HUNGARY (IN MM) PLEISTOCENE EARLY HOLOCENE NAGYBAJOM EGERVÁR KECEL-R. ŐRJEG L Wh L Wh L Wh n X min. -max. Sep 520 490 Hum 420 1738,8 395 1635,3 406 1680 4 1642 1585 1680 410 1697,4 1635,3 404 1672,5 Rad 390 1677 370 1591,1 368 1582 14 1566 1432 -1677 388 1668,4 1591,1 361 1552 Me 259 1600 247 1526,5 252 1558 10 1528 1421 -1600 256 1582 1526,5 Fem 510 1647,3 510 1647,3 480 1550 3 1562 1550 -1560 Tib 470 1621,5 465 1604,2 446 1538,7 7 1552 1492 -1642 Mt 330 1641 286 1564,5 10 1540 1395 -1641 300 1641 1564,5 1648,7 "1601 1587,2 1565 A comparison between the long bone dimensions of Mesolithic aurochs from Hungary and Denmark

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5 demonstrates that the humerus-femur is smaller and larger, too in Denmark; the radius is larger in Hungary; and the metacarpus, tibiametatarsus is larger in Demnark. The withers height of aurochs bulls (in mms): the skeleton from Gibijo

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6 (Iberian Peninsula) 1505; Kecel-Rózsaberek (Carpathian Basin) 1577 (calculated from only the dimensions os 6 bones); the Soro

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7 skeleton (Denmark) 1630, 1 and the one from St. Damme

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8 1 640. The withers height of aurochs decreases from the N to S. The radius-tibia of the Gibijo skeleton is realatively long and its humerus-femur is short. In Denmark the femur-tibiais longer. The bones of the hind quarters of the Kecel-Rózsaberek skeleton are shorter and thinner than those of the aurochs from Denmark. The withers height of the aurochs cows is considerably lower than that of the 2

5 Degerbol 1970, Table 11., 12., 14., 15., 17. 2

6 Altuna 1974. 2

7 Degerbol 1970, Table 11., 12., 14., 15., 17. 2

8 Degerbol 1970, Table 11., 12., 14., 15., 17.