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Camels in antiquity: the Hungarian connection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

László Bartosiewicz*
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Loránd Eötvös University, H-1364 Budapest, POB 107, Hungary

Abstract

A newly discovered deposit of camel bones from post-medieval, Turkish Period Hungary contributes additional information on the role of camels in the Carpathian Basin. By offering an opportunity for reviewing osteological evidence from Hungary, these remains complement our recent knowledge of the history and exploitation of camels in Europe, as recently reported in ANTIQUITY for the western limit of Europe.

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