Camels from Roman imperial sites in Serbia
Апстракт
This paper presents camel remains identified in Roman sites in Serbia. The remains originate from Viminacium, the capital of Roman province Moesia, and from the 3rd-4th century villa rustica in the locality of Vranj, in the province of Pannonia. In Viminacium, they were found in a 4th century dump, near the Eastern necropolis of the city, and in the 4th century layers in the area of the amphitheatre. In order to conclude whether these bones belonged to Camelus dromedarius or Camelus bactrianus, measurements and morphology of our specimens were compared with camel bones found at other Roman sites, and with modern specimens. We have identified two-humped camels and also hybrid individuals. The role of the camels is also discussed here: whether they were used in public games (ludi), for military purposes, or as transportation animals. As a conclusion, we acknowledge that camels were not rare animals in Roman provinces as it was considered before.
Кључне речи:
Vranj / Viminacium / villa rustica / Sirmium / Roman archaeozoology / Camels / camel hybrids / Bactrians / amphitheatreИзвор:
Anthropozoologica, 2014, 49, 2, 281-295Издавач:
- Publications Scientifiques Du Museum, Paris, Paris Cedex 05
DOI: 10.5252/az2014n2a09
ISSN: 0761-3032
WoS: 000347089500011
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84920478575
Институција/група
Arheologija / ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Vuković-Bogdanović, Sonja AU - Blazić, Svetlana PY - 2014 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1781 AB - This paper presents camel remains identified in Roman sites in Serbia. The remains originate from Viminacium, the capital of Roman province Moesia, and from the 3rd-4th century villa rustica in the locality of Vranj, in the province of Pannonia. In Viminacium, they were found in a 4th century dump, near the Eastern necropolis of the city, and in the 4th century layers in the area of the amphitheatre. In order to conclude whether these bones belonged to Camelus dromedarius or Camelus bactrianus, measurements and morphology of our specimens were compared with camel bones found at other Roman sites, and with modern specimens. We have identified two-humped camels and also hybrid individuals. The role of the camels is also discussed here: whether they were used in public games (ludi), for military purposes, or as transportation animals. As a conclusion, we acknowledge that camels were not rare animals in Roman provinces as it was considered before. PB - Publications Scientifiques Du Museum, Paris, Paris Cedex 05 T2 - Anthropozoologica T1 - Camels from Roman imperial sites in Serbia EP - 295 IS - 2 SP - 281 VL - 49 DO - 10.5252/az2014n2a09 ER -
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Vuković-Bogdanović, S.,& Blazić, S.. (2014). Camels from Roman imperial sites in Serbia. in Anthropozoologica Publications Scientifiques Du Museum, Paris, Paris Cedex 05., 49(2), 281-295. https://doi.org/10.5252/az2014n2a09
Vuković-Bogdanović S, Blazić S. Camels from Roman imperial sites in Serbia. in Anthropozoologica. 2014;49(2):281-295. doi:10.5252/az2014n2a09 .
Vuković-Bogdanović, Sonja, Blazić, Svetlana, "Camels from Roman imperial sites in Serbia" in Anthropozoologica, 49, no. 2 (2014):281-295, https://doi.org/10.5252/az2014n2a09 . .