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Spondylosis deformans as an indicator of transport activities in archaeological dogs: A systematic evaluation of current methods for assessing archaeological specimens

Latham, Katherine J ; Losey, Robert J Hoon Shin, Dong

PloS one, 2019-04, Vol.14 (4), p.e0214575-e0214575 [Periódico revisado por pares]

United States: Public Library of Science

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Spondylosis deformans as an indicator of transport activities in archaeological dogs: A systematic evaluation of current methods for assessing archaeological specimens
Autor: Latham, Katherine J ; Losey, Robert J
Hoon Shin, Dong
Assuntos: Analysis ; Animal populations ; Animals ; Archaeology ; Archaeology - methods ; Biology and Life Sciences ; Body Size ; Canadian literature ; Canidae ; Care and treatment ; Deformation ; Development and progression ; Disease ; Dog Diseases - physiopathology ; Dogs ; Domestication ; Etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Inbreeding ; Indicators ; Kyphosis ; Male ; Medicine and Health Sciences ; Museums ; Natural history ; Osteophyte - physiopathology ; Pathology ; People and Places ; Physiological aspects ; Prehistoric era ; Prehistory ; Reindeer ; Reliability analysis ; Reproducibility of Results ; Research and Analysis Methods ; Sleds ; Social Sciences ; Species Specificity ; Spine - pathology ; Spondylosis ; Spondylosis - epidemiology ; Spondylosis - veterinary ; Studies ; Transport ; Weight-Bearing ; Wolves
É parte de: PloS one, 2019-04, Vol.14 (4), p.e0214575-e0214575
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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Descrição: Over the past several decades archaeologists have used the spinal pathology spondylosis deformans as an indicator that archaeological dogs were used to pull or carry loads. This interpretive approach is largely based upon observations of prehistoric dog remains and archaeologist's interpretations of veterinary literature on recent sled dogs and other draft animals. However, no comparative large-scale studies of the occurrence of spondylosis deformans in wild canids, transport dogs, and dogs never involved in pulling or carrying loads have been published. To evaluate the reliability of spondylosis deformans in archaeological dogs as an indicator of participation in transport activities, 136 modern non-transport dogs, 19 sled dogs, and 241 wolves were systematically analyzed for the occurrence of spondylosis deformans. Our results indicate this pathology is not a reliable skeletal indicator of dog transport because the disease is prevalent in both dogs and wolves, regardless of their occupational histories. Numerous factors correlate with the occurrence and manifestation of this disease in canids, including age, body size, sex, and inbreeding. As such, it remains extremely challenging to identify specific etiologies for spondylosis deformans in archaeological specimens.
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Spondylosis deformans as an indicator of transport activities in archaeological dogs: A systematic evaluation of current methods for assessing archaeological specimens

Latham, Katherine J ; Losey, Robert J Hoon Shin, Dong

United States: Public Library of Science

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