dear tommy
sorry for my late answer, but after a very painful shoulder luxation, i
still can't use my right hand regularly...
yes, what you mentioned was my first thought, how these strange animals came
to austria..., unfortunately only the grave yard was discovered in a rescue
excavation and settling structures are still unknown around this new
site..., but the site is situated in the "Tullnerfeld" in Lower Austria
close to the danube, where the history of the roman legiones is quite
well-known!
so the historical and theoretical ;-)) back ground can be "well" used for
such an argumentation.
originally i anxiously argued about the osteological peculiarities of the
horse skull, but after a extensive comparison with archaeolocial finds and
modern breeds this specimen remains "strange" and bear a resemblance to an
arabian horse.
thank you
greetings alfred
Alfred Galik, Mag. Dr.
Dept. of Anatomy
Unit on Archaeozoology and Comp. Morphology
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Veterinaerplatz 1
A-1210 Wien
Austria
Phone: +43-1-250-77/2519
Phone: +43-1-250-77/2520
Fax: +43-1-250-77/2590
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