Fehér György szerk.: A Magyar Mezőgazdasági Múzeum Közleményei 1992-1994 (Budapest, 1994)

TAKÁCS ISTVÁN: Cumanian animal keeping at Szentkirály, a 15th-16th century site in Central Hungary

of this tooth corresponds to that of boars, its cross-section is identical to that of sow canines. Although some skulls and long bones of horse (Equus caballus L.) were recovered, these originate from subadult individuals thus making metric evaluation unreliable. It may be seen, however, that these horses belonged to the eastern type and were characterized by a withers height of approximately 140 cm

5 and concave hooves. The dog (Canis familiáris L.) remains originated from large and strong guard dogs with medium massive legs (as opposed to greyhounds or small hunting dogs). Similarly large dog bones are known from other coeval settlements

6 and this type may correspond to the ancestor of the Komondor, a large Hungarian herding dog (Figure 3.). In fact, the name of this traditional Hungarian breed can be literally translated as 'Cumanian dog' . ligure 3. Large clog skull found at Szentkirály (right) and modern Komondor skull from the reference material of the Hungarian Agricultural Museum