@CONFERENCE{MTMT:36071584,
	title = {Bone diseases as indicators of animal health in the 16th–17th century bone assemblages of Csókakő Castle (Hungary)},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36071584},
	author = {Gál, Erika and Kovács, Gyöngyi},
	booktitle = {Book of abstracts},
	unique-id = {36071584},
	year = {2025},
	pages = {5-5},
	orcid-numbers = {Gál, Erika/0000-0002-4226-3218}
}

@CONFERENCE{MTMT:36071612,
	title = {Pathological condions on bird bones from the Sanctuary of Iuppiter Heliopolitanus in Carnuntum-Mühläcker and adjacent areas (Austria)},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36071612},
	author = {Gál, Erika and Kunst, Karl and Kirchengast, Nisa},
	booktitle = {Book of abstracts},
	unique-id = {36071612},
	year = {2025},
	pages = {17-17},
	orcid-numbers = {Gál, Erika/0000-0002-4226-3218}
}

@article{MTMT:36077224,
	title = {An outstanding Pre-Scythian burial from Bükkábrány-Kálvária},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36077224},
	author = {Hrabák, Zita and Pusztai, Tamás and Szekeres, Gyula and Balázs, Ádám and Fülöp, Kristóf György and Gucsi, László and Gál, Erika and Rácz, Piroska and Török, Béla and Dúzs, Krisztina and Bubonyi, Tamás and Gömöri, András and Pusztainé Fischl, Klára},
	doi = {10.55023/issn.1786-271X.2025-008},
	journal-iso = {ARCHEOMETRIAI MŰHELY},
	journal = {ARCHEOMETRIAI MŰHELY},
	volume = {22},
	unique-id = {36077224},
	issn = {1786-271X},
	abstract = {The study presents a burial, and its assemblage discovered at Bükkábrány-Kálvária (Borsod-Abaúj-ZemplénCounty, NE-Hungary) dating to the 9th–early 8th century BC, along with additional pieces of bronze artefactscollected nearby from a systematic metal detector survey. The grave held the remains of an adult female and aninfant. Scientific examinations were carried out to analyse the burial assemblage. In addition to the anthropological and archaeozoological analysis of the human and animal remains, the chemical composition of therecovered gold beads was analysed by ED-XRF spectrometry. The measurement results revealed that the beadswere likely to have been made using the same or very similar base material, relatively high silver-containing(14–16 wt%) native gold. The residue adhering to the surface of the antler plate likely contains the remains of aplain weave textile. Cobalt blue, dark green, pink, and natural colour threads forming the finely woven fabricwere documented by digital microscope images. CT scans were used to visualise the decoration of the plate inorder to preserve the corroded textile remains. Among the stray finds of horse equipment, the cheekpiece wasanalysed by ED-XRF spectrometry; based on the results, the bit was made of tin bronze with around 9–10 wt%tin content in the original alloy. The archaeological evaluation of the Pre-Scythian finds from Bükkábrányrevealed complex cultural interactions between East, North, and West.},
	year = {2025},
	pages = {95-120},
	orcid-numbers = {Hrabák, Zita/0009-0002-8583-8808; Pusztai, Tamás/0009-0005-9763-672X; Fülöp, Kristóf György/0009-0005-9763-672X; Gucsi, László/0000-0003-0964-6900; Gál, Erika/0000-0002-4226-3218; Rácz, Piroska/0009-0006-1291-3837; Török, Béla/0000-0002-3394-2753; Bubonyi, Tamás/0000-0001-8910-3484; Gömöri, András/0009-0001-4323-5796; Pusztainé Fischl, Klára/0000-0002-5941-2275}
}

@article{MTMT:36161168,
	title = {Isotope and archaeobotanical analysis reveal radical changes in mobility, diet and inequalities around 1500 BCE at the core of Europe},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36161168},
	author = {Cavazzuti, Claudio and Horváth, Anikó and Gémes, Anett and Fülöp, Kristóf György and Szeniczey, Tamás and Tarbay, János Gábor and McCall, Ashley and Rubio, Beatriz Gamarra and Vicze, Magdolna and Bárány, Annamária and Pető, Ákos and Magyari, Enikő Katalin and Darabos, Gabriella and Futó, István and Lisztes-Szabó, Zsuzsa and Molnár, Erika and Novak, Mario and Gál, Erika and Pusztainé Fischl, Klára and Kulcsár, Gabriella and Szeverényi, Vajk and Szabó, Géza and Mester, Edit and Dani, János and Palcsu, László and Kiss, Viktória and Major, István and Hajdu, Tamás},
	doi = {10.1038/s41598-025-01113-z},
	journal-iso = {SCI REP},
	journal = {SCIENTIFIC REPORTS},
	volume = {15},
	unique-id = {36161168},
	abstract = {The transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Age (around 1500 BCE) in the Carpathian Basin was parallel by drastic cultural changes in Central-Europe, which strongly influenced the dynamic of prehistoric Europe. The cultural fragmentation of the Middle Bronze Age (2000 − 1500 BCE) Carpathian Basin was followed by a more homogeneous development at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age (1500 − 1300 BCE), with the appearance of the Tumulus culture. In the beginning of this period, the long-used tell-settlements were abandoned, furthermore new pottery styles and metal types appeared. Whether these changes were caused by immigration, or a local adaptation to external influxes, has long been a matter of debate. Our study investigates this transition from the point of view of diet and mobility from several key-sites of Hungary. Our results show (1) low migration rates and a shift of migration trajectories; that (2) the beginning of the systematic consumption of Panicum miliaceum was from 1540 − 1480 BCE; that (3) the decrease of average animal protein intake was parallel by an increase of cereal consumption and a tendency to less unequal diet. Overall, our results shed new light on the dynamics of complex change in Bronze Age Europe.},
	year = {2025},
	eissn = {2045-2322},
	pages = {1-14},
	orcid-numbers = {Gémes, Anett/0000-0002-5107-8364; Fülöp, Kristóf György/0009-0005-9763-672X; Szeniczey, Tamás/0000-0003-1546-7140; Tarbay, János Gábor/0000-0002-2363-7034; Pető, Ákos/0000-0003-3811-1155; Magyari, Enikő Katalin/0000-0002-2844-8937; Darabos, Gabriella/0000-0001-8070-5630; Lisztes-Szabó, Zsuzsa/0000-0002-6322-8542; Molnár, Erika/0000-0001-6660-9239; Gál, Erika/0000-0002-4226-3218; Major, István/0000-0003-4675-9875; Hajdu, Tamás/0000-0002-3604-1125}
}

@article{MTMT:36167711,
	title = {Bone Diseases as Indicators of Animal Health in the Early Modern Age Assemblage From the Castle of Dombóvár‐Gólyavár in Context With Other Coeval Cases From Hungary},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36167711},
	author = {Gál, Erika and Berta, Adrián},
	doi = {10.1002/oa.3412},
	journal-iso = {INT J OSTEOARCHAEOL},
	journal = {INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY},
	volume = {35},
	unique-id = {36167711},
	issn = {1047-482X},
	abstract = {In this paper, we present 13 pathologically changed animal bones from cattle, caprines, pig, and domestic chicken, which were recognized among 1341 identifiable remains in the recently studied late medieval (first part of the 16th century) and Ottoman and Post‐Ottoman Period (from the second part of the 16th to the beginning of the 18th century) assemblages found in the castle of Dombóvár‐Gólyavár in Southern Hungary, a site turned from an aristocratic residence into a Turkish fortress by the Ottoman occupation. The pig remains with anomalies represent important findings since the eating of pork was minimal or avoided at the places inhabited by Muslims.},
	year = {2025},
	eissn = {1099-1212},
	pages = {https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.3412},
	orcid-numbers = {Gál, Erika/0000-0002-4226-3218; Berta, Adrián/0009-0000-8222-5868}
}

@article{MTMT:36244814,
	title = {Hippophagy in medieval Hungary: a quantitative analysis},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36244814},
	author = {Bartosiewicz, László and Gál, Erika},
	doi = {10.15184/aqy.2025.10138},
	journal-iso = {ANTIQUITY},
	journal = {ANTIQUITY: A QUARTERLY REVIEW OF WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY},
	volume = {doi:10.15184/aqy.2025.10138},
	unique-id = {36244814},
	issn = {0003-598X},
	abstract = {Historical texts suggest that medieval Christianity condemned the consumption of horsemeat (hippophagy) yet also indicate that this practice persisted. Here, the authors review the contribution of horse to food refuse at 198 settlements across medieval Hungary, highlighting variability in food practices through time and space. Examination of these zooarchaeological assemblages indicates that hippophagy continued after the general conversion to Christianity in the eleventh century but substantially declined following the Mongol invasion (AD 1241–1242) and disappeared by the mid-sixteenth-century Ottoman occupation. Diachronic and geographic trends in this practice reveal ambiguity in food customs, reflecting complex (social, religious and ethnic) local identities.},
	year = {2025},
	eissn = {1745-1744},
	pages = {1-18},
	orcid-numbers = {Bartosiewicz, László/0000-0002-1588-4406; Gál, Erika/0000-0002-4226-3218}
}

@CONFERENCE{MTMT:36244840,
	title = {Thongs for Cattle, Work for Children? – A Rarely Identified Bone Tool Linked to Strap and Thong-Making in the Period from the Eneolithic to the Middle Bronze Age},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36244840},
	author = {Gál, Erika and Rácz, Piroska and Bondár, Mária (Ködmönné)},
	booktitle = {Child Space. Narratives and New Perspectives on the Bioarchaeology of Children and Their Biosocial Complexity. International Conference Budapest, Hungary 4–6 June 2025. Abstracts.},
	unique-id = {36244840},
	year = {2025},
	pages = {84},
	orcid-numbers = {Gál, Erika/0000-0002-4226-3218; Rácz, Piroska/0009-0006-1291-3837; Bondár, Mária (Ködmönné)/0000-0002-6526-0570}
}

@article{MTMT:34575995,
	title = {The 10,000-year biocultural history of fallow deer and its implications for conservation policy},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34575995},
	author = {Baker, Karis H. and Miller, Holly and Doherty, Sean and Gray, Howard W. I. and Daujat, Julie and Çakırlar, Canan and Spassov, Nikolai and Trantalidou, Katerina and Madgwick, Richard and Lamb, Angela L. and Ameen, Carly and Atici, Levent and Baker, Polydora and Beglane, Fiona and Benkert, Helene and Bendrey, Robin and Binois-Roman, Annelise and Carden, Ruth F. and Curci, Antonio and De Cupere, Bea and Detry, Cleia and Gál, Erika and Genies, Chloé and Kunst, Günther K. and Liddiard, Robert and Nicholson, Rebecca and Perdikaris, Sophia and Peters, Joris and Pigière, Fabienne and Pluskowski, Aleksander G. and Sadler, Peta and Sicard, Sandra and Strid, Lena and Sudds, Jack and Symmons, Robert and Tardio, Katie and Valenzuela, Alejandro and van Veen, Monique and Vuković, Sonja and Weinstock, Jaco and Wilkens, Barbara and Wilson, Roger J. A. and Evans, Jane A. and Hoelzel, A. Rus and Sykes, Naomi},
	doi = {10.1073/pnas.2310051121},
	journal-iso = {P NATL ACAD SCI USA},
	journal = {PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA},
	volume = {121},
	unique-id = {34575995},
	issn = {0027-8424},
	abstract = {Over the last 10,000 y, humans have manipulated fallow deer populations with varying outcomes. Persian fallow deer ( Dama mesopotamica ) are now endangered. European fallow deer ( Dama dama ) are globally widespread and are simultaneously considered wild, domestic, endangered, invasive and are even the national animal of Barbuda and Antigua. Despite their close association with people, there is no consensus regarding their natural ranges or the timing and circumstances of their human-mediated translocations and extirpations. Our mitochondrial analyses of modern and archaeological specimens revealed two distinct clades of European fallow deer present in Anatolia and the Balkans. Zooarchaeological evidence suggests these regions were their sole glacial refugia. By combining biomolecular analyses with archaeological and textual evidence, we chart the declining distribution of Persian fallow deer and demonstrate that humans repeatedly translocated European fallow deer, sourced from the most geographically distant populations. Deer taken to Neolithic Chios and Rhodes derived not from nearby Anatolia, but from the Balkans. Though fallow deer were translocated throughout the Mediterranean as part of their association with the Greco-Roman goddesses Artemis and Diana, deer taken to Roman Mallorca were not locally available Dama dama , but Dama mesopotamica . Romans also initially introduced fallow deer to Northern Europe but the species became extinct and was reintroduced in the medieval period, this time from Anatolia. European colonial powers then transported deer populations across the globe. The biocultural histories of fallow deer challenge preconceptions about the divisions between wild and domestic species and provide information that should underpin modern management strategies.},
	year = {2024},
	eissn = {1091-6490},
	orcid-numbers = {Baker, Karis H./0009-0003-7897-9490; Doherty, Sean/0000-0002-5503-2734; Daujat, Julie/0009-0000-5470-3500; Çakırlar, Canan/0000-0002-7994-0091; Spassov, Nikolai/0000-0002-2891-7457; Trantalidou, Katerina/0000-0002-3761-0481; Lamb, Angela L./0000-0003-1809-4327; Ameen, Carly/0000-0002-4580-2125; Atici, Levent/0000-0002-4929-173X; Bendrey, Robin/0000-0001-5286-1601; Binois-Roman, Annelise/0000-0002-7704-3100; Carden, Ruth F./0000-0002-2829-4667; Curci, Antonio/0000-0001-6403-9359; De Cupere, Bea/0000-0001-7559-8965; Gál, Erika/0000-0002-4226-3218; Genies, Chloé/0009-0006-3514-0574; Perdikaris, Sophia/0000-0001-6523-2249; Peters, Joris/0000-0003-0894-2628; Sicard, Sandra/0009-0002-8081-2035; Strid, Lena/0000-0003-1375-6811; van Veen, Monique/0009-0005-6131-0613; Vuković, Sonja/0000-0003-2731-2146; Wilkens, Barbara/0000-0002-2217-5288; Wilson, Roger J. A./0000-0002-4026-3177; Hoelzel, A. Rus/0000-0002-7265-4180; Sykes, Naomi/0000-0001-6114-7557}
}

@article{MTMT:34728648,
	title = {A cattle mandible thong‐smoother from a grave: Strap production and cattle traction in the Late Copper Age in Hungary},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34728648},
	author = {Gál, Erika and Rácz, Piroska and Bondár, Mária (Ködmönné)},
	doi = {10.1002/oa.3290},
	journal-iso = {INT J OSTEOARCHAEOL},
	journal = {INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY},
	volume = {34},
	unique-id = {34728648},
	issn = {1047-482X},
	abstract = {A recently found cattle‐based mandibular thong‐smoother, which was the only bone tool in the Baden culture burial of a 6–10‐year‐old child at the site of Balatonlelle‐Rádpuszta‐Romtemplom mellett (western Hungary), represents the best‐preserved Eneolithic implement in this category ever published in Hungary. Being one of the oldest specimens from the distribution area of mandibular thong‐smoothers, it brings new information regarding the origin and possible use of this rarely identified type of tool linked to strap and thong‐making in the period from the Eneolithic to the Middle Bronze Age. Having been recovered from the grave of a child, it draws attention to the possibility that children may have been involved in strap production. The evaluation of analogies from and outside of Hungary also offered a complex review of mandibular thong‐smoothers. In addition to the role of these implements in taming and driving horses already discussed in the specialist literature, we also point to their involvement in the use of harnessed cattle for draught and transport, and its linkage to the spread of wagon and carriage in the wake of the 4th millennium.},
	year = {2024},
	eissn = {1099-1212},
	orcid-numbers = {Gál, Erika/0000-0002-4226-3218; Bondár, Mária (Ködmönné)/0000-0002-6526-0570}
}

@article{MTMT:34751191,
	title = {A fifth‐ to sixth‐century CE lynx ( Lynx lynx L., 1758) skeleton from Hungary 2: Stature and archaeological interpretations},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34751191},
	author = {Gál, Erika and Bartosiewicz, László and Kiss, Viktória and Horváth, Friderika and Melis, Eszter},
	doi = {10.1002/oa.3289},
	journal-iso = {INT J OSTEOARCHAEOL},
	journal = {INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY},
	volume = {32},
	unique-id = {34751191},
	issn = {1047-482X},
	abstract = {Lynx remains are rare in archaeological assemblages. The skeleton of an adult male accompanied by four dogs was found in a large Migration Period pit at Zamárdi–Kútvölgyi‐dűlő II, Hungary. Extant lynx skeletons were used in estimating the shoulder height of this individual. Its stature is comparable to those of the large dogs it was buried with. None of the five skeletons showed skinning marks. Although the physical reconstruction of the lynx was of help in appraising this special pit, the actual nature of the deposit remains in question. Possible interpretations range from the mundane discard of carcasses to the poorly understood ritual burial of carnivores, beginning with the lynx. We reviewed these options within the framework of cultural diversity of Migration Period peoples in west‐central Hungary.},
	year = {2024},
	eissn = {1099-1212},
	pages = {783-791},
	orcid-numbers = {Gál, Erika/0000-0002-4226-3218; Melis, Eszter/0000-0002-5016-5108}
}