Horse remains from Belozerka Culture monuments of South Moldova
Restes de chevaux des monuments de la culture Belozerka du sud de la Moldavie
Остатки лошади с памятников белозерской культуры Южной Молдовы
Рештки коня з пам’яток білозерської культури Південної Молдови
Résumé
The article describes dental and postcranial remains of ancient domestic horses of various individual age from the archaeological monuments of Belozerla Culture Novosiolovca-1 and Olanesti (Southern Moldova). Upper cheek teeth of the horses under study are characterized by relatively long and variable in shape protocone. Single preserved metacarpal and metatarsal bones from Novosiolovca-1 are quite elongated and slender, showing a close resemblance to the mean measurement values of horse remains from Late Bronze age and Early Iron Age from Southeast Europe. Phalanxes of the ancient horses from Novosiolovca-1 and Olanesti are slender and elongated too, especially the second anterior phalanxes from Novosiolovca. Generally, the postcranial measurements of the horses under study correspond to the semi-thin legged type with “average height” in withers (144–136 cm). One of horse individuals from Novosiolovca-1 shows a specific wear of second upper molar caused by a snaffle bit.
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