An analysis of the bones from the settlement in Brozany nad Ohří (Litoměřice district) dated to the Salzmünde phase of the Funnel Beaker culture revealed standard characteristics for the reconstruction of the paleoeconomic situation and provided information regarding several unusual and interesting finds. There is a distinct predominance of domestic animals over wild species, with cattle being the most prominent domestic species. A total of sixteen species of wild animals were identified. Interesting finds include pig skulls, a complete skeleton of a fox, bones from perhaps synanthropic field mice, a fragment of an eagle bone, a vertebra from a large salmonid fish, scales from asp and chub and an assemblage of eight probably intentionally perforated shells. The skeletal remains of eight puppies were found in two settlement features, and skeletal remains of three newborn humans were also found in two settlement features. The co-occurrence of puppies and newborns in the same context indicates their equal depositional status. The material also contains a number of bone artefacts. and Rozbor kostí pocházejících ze sídliště v Brozanech nad Ohří (okr. Litoměřice), datovaného do salzmündské fáze kultury nálevkovitých pohárů, přinesl jak standardní charakteristiku paleoekonomické situace, tak i informace o několika neobvyklých a zajímavých nálezech. V materiálu výrazně převládají domácí zvířata nad divokými a mezi domácími zvířaty dominuje tur. Divokých živočichů bylo detekováno celkem 16 druhů. Zajímavými nálezy jsou kompletní lebky prasat, skelet lišky, kosti snad synantropních myšic, fragment kosti orla, obratel velké lososovité ryby a kumulace šupin bolena a jelce a soubor osmi perforovaných lastur velevrubů. Ve dvou sídlištních objektech byly nalezeny pozůstatky celkem osmi štěňat a ve dvou sídlištních objektech byla nalezena torza kostřiček tří lidských novorozenců. Unikátní je spolu-výskyt štěňat a novorozenců v témže kontextu naznačující jejich rovnocennost při deponování. Materiál obsahuje i soubor kostěných artefaktů.
We studied phenotypic relationships among six European Apodemus species (A. agrarius, A. epimelas, A. flavicollis, A. sylvaticus, A. uralensis, and A. alpicola) using landmark based morphometrics. Cartesian coordinates of 14 landmarks were recorded on the occlusal projection of upper molars from 175 specimens. Results revealed A. agrarius as the most distinct, having long and slender molars. Since primitive members of the genus (A. atavus, A. orientalis, A. dominans) are characterised by broad and robust molars, we conclude that A. agrarius is the most derived in this respect. Within the Sylvaemus subgenus/species group A. epimelas differed from the remaining four species in having more robust molars and a relatively longer second molar. Within the remaining four species two clusters emerged, although differences between them were slight. The flavicollis-sylvaticus tandem exhibited a relatively shorter second molar and more robust first molar. In five Sylvaemus, the robustness of molars correlated negatively with molar size, suggesting that between-species differences in molar shape result from allometric relations.