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İstanbul Yenikapı Theodosius limanından Bizans köpeklerinin vücut ağırlığı tahmini

Estimating the body weight of Byzantine dogs from the Theodosius Harbour at Yenikapı, Istanbul

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We suggest that the presence of several bones in the Yenikapı excavation area may indicate that dogs were simply buried or dumped as rubbish after death in everyday life in Constantinople.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In the present study, humeral and femoral midshaft circumferences were used in the weight estimation of dogs from the ancient site of the Theodosius Harbor in Istanbul.
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Key Findings & Data:According to the calculations taken on each humerus and femur, body weight distribution of the Byzantine dogs from the Theodosius harbour was observed to be 7.953-22.385 kg.
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Conclusion & Impact:We suggest that the presence of several bones in the Yenikapı excavation area may indicate that dogs were simply buried or dumped as rubbish after death in everyday life in Constantinople.
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Abstract

In the present study, humeral and femoral midshaft circumferences were used in the weight estimation of dogs from the ancient site of the Theodosius Harbor in Istanbul. According to the calculations taken on each humerus and femur, body weight distribution of the Byzantine dogs from the Theodosius harbour was observed to be 7.953-22.385 kg. The relative ease to accommodate Terrier-size dogs in urban environments may have led to a preference for such breeds in Constantinople. It is possible that these ‘light- and medium-sized mesocephalic dogs’ were also used as ‘alarm’ guards in Constantinople. We suggest that the presence of several bones in the Yenikapı excavation area may indicate that dogs were simply buried or dumped as rubbish after death in everyday life in Constantinople.

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Bu çalışmada, humeral ve femoral orta şaft çevreleri kullanılarak İstanbul Theodosius antik limanından elde edilen köpeklerin vücut ağırlıkları tahmin edildi. Her bir humerus ve femur’dan yapılan hesaplamalara göre, Theodosius limanı Bizans köpeklerinin vücut ağırlığı dağılımı 7.953-22.385 kg oldukları tespit edildi. Şehirleşmiş bölgelerde Terrier ebatında (büyüklüğünde) köpeklerin beslenmesinin nispeten daha kolay olduğunun bilinmesi gerçeği Konstantinapolis’de bu ırklara benzer köpeklerin bakılmasının tercih edildiği fikrine ulaşmamızı sağlayabilir. Muhtemelen Konstatinapolis’te bu “küçük ve orta büyüklükteki mezosefalik köpekler” bekçi köpeği olarak kullanıldılar. Yenikapı kazı alanındaki fazlaca kemik varlığının Konstantinapolis’in günlük yaşantısında köpeklerin ölümlerinden sonra basitçe gömülmüş veya çöp olarak atılmış olduğuna işaret ettiğini düşünmekteyiz.

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ONAR, V., JANECZEK, M., PAZVANT, G., GEZER, N. İ., ALPAK, H., ARMUTAK, A., CHROSZCZ, A., KIZILTAN, Z. (2015). İstanbul Yenikapı Theodosius limanından Bizans köpeklerinin vücut ağırlığı tahmini. Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 21 - Sayı: 1, 55–59. https://ajindex.com/articles/272576

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