The subject of the presented article is the processing of archaeozoological finds from the Early Middle Age settlement in Brno-Medlánky. This relatively small set consists of two different groups of osteological material. The first represents fragments of bones and teeth coming from the so-called kitchen waste. This set was processed by standard methods consisting in determining the anatomical affiliation, species, age, or sex, and the evidence of traces of manipulation (cutting, chopping, biting). The second group of finds representing several complete skeletons of animals is quite significant, as some of the animals were not consumed. Within the three features, 3 canine (2× a dog, 1× a wolf?), a horse and a pig skeleton in the secondary position were captured. Even in these cases, the basic characteristics of the animals were recorded, including age, sex, height, and post-mortem manipulation. The presence of preserved animal bodies from the settlement in Medlánky was compared with other documented finds of skeletons of animals from this period.
Příspěvek po osteologické a archeozoologické stránce popisuje a analyzuje nález skeletu tura domácího (Bos taurus) z pozdně laténského objektu v Nových Dvorech (okr. Kutná Hora). Tur ve věku 2,5–3 roky byl s největší pravděpodobností do jámy uložen vcelku, tj. v artikulovaném stavu. Součástí osteologického nálezového inventáře jsou i ojedinělé fragmenty kostí prasete a ovce/kozy a artefakt z parohu jelena (Cervus elaphus). and Animal skeleton from a La Tène feature at Nové Dvory, Central Bohemia. The article describes and analyzes the osteological and archaeozoological aspects of a cattle (Bos taurus) skeleton found in a Late La-Tène feature at Nové Dvory (distr. Kutná Hora). The animal of the age of 2,5–3 years was most probably deposited in the pit as a whole, i.e. in articulated condition. Isolated pig and sheep/goat bone fragments and an artefact made out of deer (Cervus elaphus) antler form part of the osteological find inventory.