Paleopathology and health of native and introduced animals on Southern Peruvian and Bolivian Spanish Colonial sites

deFrance, Susan D.

doi:10.1002/oa.1074

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“…While there was temporal and regional variability, these animals were utilised for their meat (Pozorski 1979a;Miller and Burger 1995;Marcus et al 1999), wool (Murra 1962;Boytner 2004;Millaire 2008), dung (for fuel and fertiliser) (Winterhalder et al 1974;Grossman 1983;Bruno 2014) and as pack animals (Browman 1975;Stahl 1988;deFrance 2010). Camelids figured prominently in iconographic representations (Shimada and Shimada 1985;Stone-Miller 1992) and ceremonial events (Donnan and Foote 1978;Millaire 2002;Goepfert 2012;Szpak et al 2014;Millaire 2015;Szpak et al in press).…”

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Early Horizon camelid management practices in the Nepeña Valley, north-central coast of Peru

Szpak

Chicoine

Millaire

et al. 2015

Environmental Archaeology

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Early Horizon camelid management practices in the Nepeña Valley, north-central coast of Peru

Szpak

Chicoine

Millaire

et al. 2015

Environmental Archaeology

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“…SAM-PQ-L42205 and SAM-PQ-L48033 show extensive exostoses on the ventral surface similar to that described in camelids that worked on hard surfaces, most likely as pack animals. 9 Our analysis of the postcranial elements shows that they deviate from the normal bones in the collection, showing the presence of marginal osteophytes, proliferation of bone and pitting on the joint surface showing subchondral bone that indicates that these seals most likely suffered from osteoarthritis. 10,11,12 The lack of eburnation of the joint surfaces is similar to that in South American camelids.…”

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“…In SAM-PQ-L56007 ( Figure 1a) the distal articulation has been obliterated by exostoses (additional bone growth 9 ) and the surface is pitted (changes to the contour of the bone 9 ) with excavations. In SAM-PQ-L60194 (Figure 1b), only the medial condyle is affected; there are minor exostoses, the surface is porous and periosteal lesions are present.…”

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“…10,11,12 The lack of eburnation of the joint surfaces is similar to that in South American camelids. 9 The proliferation of bone on the distal articulating surfaces of SAM-PQ-L56007, SAM-PQ-L60194 and SAM-PQ-L50300 suggests an extreme inflammatory response in the joint which implies that the arthritis was severe. On the lateral side of a humeral head (SAM-PQ-L40860) there is an oval area that shows subchondral bone attached to the head suggesting that it may have been caused by a subchondral cyst.…”

Section: Description Of Skeletal Pathologies Osteoarthritismentioning

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Pathologies in the Early Pliocene phocid seals from Langebaanweg, South Africa

Govender¹,

Avery²,

Chinsamy³

2011

S Afr J Sci

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Abundant vertebrate fossils have been recorded from the Early Pliocene locality, Langebaanweg, South Africa. This study documents the pathologies evident in the 5 millionyear-old fossil phocid seal assemblage. Careful anatomical assessment of the remains revealed that 0.73% showed evidence of disease and/or trauma. The majority of the ailments were forms of osteoarthritis, although periodontitis and osteomyelitis were also evident. Some bones also showed healed fractures, suggesting that the individuals survived the traumatic event. Two cases of dental pathologies were also noted.

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“…Many of these studies, however, draw from Old World assemblages (e.g., Cupere, Lentacker, Van Neer, Waelkens, & Verslype, ; Fabiš, ; Groot, ; Johannsen, ; Telldahl, ). Apart from DeFrance (), few have used pathological analyses to study draught exploitation in the New World.…”

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The oxen of Oxon Hill Manor: Pathological analyses and cattle husbandry in eighteenth‐century Maryland

Dietmeier

2018

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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The methodologies for identifying and analyzing draught cattle from the archaeological record have been developed and refined over the past 20 years. In assessing the pathological manifestations present on complete Bos taurus metapodials and phalanges from the 18‐century Chesapeake plantation known as Oxon Hill Manor, this research reveals the applicability of the pathological index to studies of traction animals and animal husbandry in historical North American faunal assemblages. This research also utilizes the newly established modified pathological index as a means of assessing incomplete metapodials for possible pathological signatures of traction. As Oxon Hill Manor was home to an elite planting family, the site provides the opportunity to explore the changing roles of draught oxen with the shift from tobacco to diversified agriculture in the last half of the 18th century. Combined with evidence from the documentary record of Oxon Hill Manor, this research demonstrates that analyses of cattle pathologies can be used not only to evaluate the presence of draught oxen in the zooarchaeological record but also to illuminate nuances in husbandry practices pertaining to all cattle at the site.

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Paleopathology and health of native and introduced animals on Southern Peruvian and Bolivian Spanish Colonial sites

Cited by 21 publications

References 20 publications

Early Horizon camelid management practices in the Nepeña Valley, north-central coast of Peru

Early Horizon camelid management practices in the Nepeña Valley, north-central coast of Peru

Pathologies in the Early Pliocene phocid seals from Langebaanweg, South Africa

The oxen of Oxon Hill Manor: Pathological analyses and cattle husbandry in eighteenth‐century Maryland

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