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Abstract
The article presents the results of the analysis of a dog skeleton found over a human skeleton, in
the Scythian tomb, 91/2016 in Sâncrai, Alba county. The dog was completely deposited on its right side,
over the human corpse. Over time, the animal bones deteriorated, becoming crumbly, so that few complete
pieces could be recovered. According to measurements, the animal is 43.5 cm tall with thin limbs. The
proximal segment of the legs provided a slightly higher waist (45.4 cm) than the distal one, (39.8 c). The
animal is slightly smaller compared to those from the Scythian world, with sizes over 50 cm. During the
re-inhumation process, the human bones were mixed with those of the meat offering which was laid into
the pit during the initial funerals. The meat offering consisted of a part from the left limb of a cattle,
slaughtered towards 2 years.
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