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Sazelová S, Lawler D, Hladilová Š, Boriová S, Šáliová S, Janoušek T, Perri A, Hublin JJ, Svoboda J. A wolf from Gravettian site Pavlov I, Czech Republic: Approach to skull pathology. Int J Paleopathol 2020; 31:7-13. [PMID: 32866768 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2020.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Describe pathological features on internal and external aspects of the skull of an ancient grey wolf. MATERIALS Wolf remains that were found at the southwestern settlement Area A of Gravettian site Pavlov I. METHODS Visual observation and description; microcomputed tomography; porosity and fragmentation indices for internal and external skull features; histological section of the fourth upper premolar tooth. RESULTS Dorsally, the sagittal crest revealed bone healing and remodeling. The sagittal lesion differential diagnosis was blunt trauma with or without fracture. Ventrally, otic region pathology included severe proliferation and lysis (osteomyelitis). The pathology was not resolvable among differential (microbial) causes of osteomyelitis, although other potential etiologies were ruled out. CONCLUSIONS Probable first report of otic region osteomyelitis in an ancient grey wolf. SIGNIFICANCE The proximity of the wolf remains to human-related findings, and presence of red ochre and shells, suggest human involvement in the burial. LIMITATIONS This is a single specimen with differential diagnoses that were not resolvable to a single definitive diagnosis. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH Further investigation of the possible anthropological significance of the burial circumstances.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sandra Sazelová
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archeology, Brno, Center for Paleolithic and Paleoanthropology Dolní Věstonice, Čechyňská 19, CZ - 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Center for American Archeology, Rt. 100, Kampsville IL 62053 USA; Illinois State Museum, 1011 E. Ash St., Springfield IL 62703 USA; Pacific Marine Mammal Center, 20612 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach CA 92561 USA.
| | - Šárka Hladilová
- Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Geological Sciences, Kotlářská 2, CZ - 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic.
| | - Soňa Boriová
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archeology, Brno, Center for Paleolithic and Paleoanthropology Dolní Věstonice, Čechyňská 19, CZ - 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; University of Hradec Králové, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archeology, Rokitanského 62, CZ - 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
| | - Soňa Šáliová
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archeology, Brno, Center for Paleolithic and Paleoanthropology Dolní Věstonice, Čechyňská 19, CZ - 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Anthropology, Kotlářská 2, CZ - 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic.
| | - Tomáš Janoušek
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archeology, Brno, Center for Paleolithic and Paleoanthropology Dolní Věstonice, Čechyňská 19, CZ - 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
| | - Angela Perri
- University of Durham, Department of Archeology, Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3LE United Kingdom.
| | - Jean-Jacques Hublin
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Human Evolution, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; Collège de France, 11 place M. Berthelot, 75005 Paris, France.
| | - Jiří Svoboda
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archeology, Brno, Center for Paleolithic and Paleoanthropology Dolní Věstonice, Čechyňská 19, CZ - 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Anthropology, Kotlářská 2, CZ - 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic.
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