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Size diversity in Swiss Bronze Age cattle

Bopp-Ito, Miki and Deschler-Erb, Sabine and Vach, Werner and Schibler, Jörg. (2018) Size diversity in Swiss Bronze Age cattle. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 28 (3). pp. 294-304.

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Abstract

To date, osteometric data for Swiss Bronze Age cattle, particularly from Alpine sites, are scarce. In the present study, using a large dataset generated by combining preexisting data with recent data obtained from a large Alpine site, cattle size from the Late Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age (LBA) in populations from different sites and regions was evaluated using the logarithmic size index and other statistical analysis. Additionally, the finite mixture model and a meta‐analytic technique were used to observe possible effects of sex ratios on cattle size. Results indicated that sex ratios did not affect size distribution. Cattle populations did not differ over time, but the Alpine cattle were smaller than the Central Plateau cattle. There were two distinct sizes in the Alpine cattle populations. It is suggested that the different economic interrelationships between Alpine and other geographically related communities might have led to the emergence of size diversity in Swiss Bronze Age cattle. Further interdisciplinary studies with larger sample sizes are required to confirm these possibilities.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Umweltwissenschaften > Ehemalige Einheiten Umweltwissenschaften > Archäozoologie (Schibler)
05 Faculty of Science > Departement Umweltwissenschaften > Integrative Biologie > Integrative Prähistorische und Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie (IPNA Schünemann)
UniBasel Contributors:Deschler-Erb, Sabine and Bopp-Ito, Miki and Schibler, Jörg M. and Vach, Werner
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:1047-482X
e-ISSN:1099-1212
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:11 Sep 2020 11:36
Deposited On:11 Sep 2020 11:36

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