It is a well‐known and geographically widespread problem in archaeozoology that the discrimination between remains of domesticated animals and their wild ancestors is not always possible. Due to an overlap in size as well as other features, substantial parts of bone and teeth assemblages sometimes cannot be assigned either to the wild or the domestic form. In this paper, we apply the logarithmic size index (LSI) method as a tool for discrimination between aurochs (Bos primigenius) and domestic cattle (Bos primigenius f. taurus). By comparing LSI data from definite aurochs with data from Neolithic bovids within a limited geographical area, we show that the overlap of both groups is larger than previously thought.

中文翻译：

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在中欧北部和斯堪的那维亚南部的新石器时代饲养牛和野牛。区分家养形式和野生形式的统计方法

在考古学中一个众所周知且在地理上普遍存在的问题是，并不总是可能区分驯养动物的遗骸与其野生祖先。由于大小和其他特征的重叠，有时无法将骨骼和牙齿组合的大部分分配给野外或家养形式。在本文中，我们将对数大小指数（LSI）方法用作区分野牛（Bos primigenius）和家养牛（Bos primigenius f。taurus）的工具。通过比较有限地理区域的LSI数据和有限范围内新石器时代牛的LSI数据，我们发现两组的重叠都比以前想象的要大。