The facial reconstruction of a Mesolithic Dog, Muge, Portugal

ABSTRACT: This paper presents the facial reconstruction of a Mesolithic dog whose skeleton was recovered from the Muge shell middens (Portugal) in the 19th century. We used the anatomical deformation approach based on a collection of computer tomography images as an attempt to reconstruct the Muge d...

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Published in:Applied Sciences
Main Authors: Moraes, Cicero, Pereira, Hugo Matos, Requicha, Joao Filipe, Alves, Lara, Alexandre-Pires, Graça, Jesus, Sandra de, Guimarães, Silvia, Ginja, Catarina, Detry, Cleia, Ramalho, Miguel Magalhães, Pires, Ana Elisabete
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2022
Subjects:
Arqueologia
Arqueologia pré-histórica
Mesolítico
Canis lupus familiaris
Muge (Portugal)
Canis lupus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3887
https://doi.org/10.3390/app12104867
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Summary:ABSTRACT: This paper presents the facial reconstruction of a Mesolithic dog whose skeleton was recovered from the Muge shell middens (Portugal) in the 19th century. We used the anatomical deformation approach based on a collection of computer tomography images as an attempt to reconstruct the Muge dog's head appearance. We faced a few challenges due to the level of bone displacement and the absence of some cranium anatomical parts, as well as accurate information on soft tissue thickness for modern dogs. This multidisciplinary study combined anatomical, veterinary, zooarchaeological, artistic and graphic aspects to allow for the facial reconstruction of the Muge dog. Albeit an approximation, it confers a recognition to this prehistoric finding. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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