MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE FORAMEN MAGNUM OF BYZANTINE DOGS EXCAVATED IN ISTANBUL YENIKAPI AT THE SITE OF THEODOSIUS HARBOUR

Onar V., Pazvant G., Ince N. G., Alpak H., Janeczek M., Kızıltan Z.

MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY & ARCHAEOMETRY, cilt.13, sa.1, ss.135-142, 2013 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY & ARCHAEOMETRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.135-142
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study presents the results of morphometric analysis of a total of 473 skulls ascribed to adult animals were sufficiently complete to allow the measurement of their foramen magnum; and for 472 of them the foramen magnum index could be calculated. The dorsal notch was only seen in the group of mesocephalic dogs where about 17% of all skulls exhibited this feature. The average length of the dorsal notch was found to be 2.59 mm. Not a single skull in the dolichocephalic dog group showed any sign of a dorsal notch. The results of this study show that the dorsal notch in the foramen magnum widely seen dogs of the Middle Ages, and point to a morphological variation.