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FIG. 10. — Grave 12. Warrior burial with a in The food of the dead: alimentary offerings in the Etruscan-Celtic necropolis of Monterenzio Vecchio (Bologna, Italy)
No full textFIG. 10. — Grave 12. Warrior burial with a rich ceramic assemblage containing meat offerings. (T. Lejars).Published as part of Maini, Elena & Curci, Antonio, 2013, The food of the dead: alimentary offerings in the Etruscan-Celtic necropolis of Monterenzio Vecchio (Bologna, Italy), pp. 341-354 in Anthropozoologica 48 (2) on page 350, DOI: 10.5252/az2013n2a11, http://zenodo.org/record/461033
Fig. 3. — Grave 20 in The food of the dead: alimentary offerings in the Etruscan-Celtic necropolis of Monterenzio Vecchio (Bologna, Italy)
No full textFig. 3. — Grave 20. Adult woman burial with rich food offerings placed in bowls and small plates. (T. Lejars).Published as part of Maini, Elena & Curci, Antonio, 2013, The food of the dead: alimentary offerings in the Etruscan-Celtic necropolis of Monterenzio Vecchio (Bologna, Italy), pp. 341-354 in Anthropozoologica 48 (2) on page 345, DOI: 10.5252/az2013n2a11, http://zenodo.org/record/461033
FIG. 9 in The food of the dead: alimentary offerings in the Etruscan-Celtic necropolis of Monterenzio Vecchio (Bologna, Italy)
No full textFIG. 9. — Experimental reconstruction of the cuts and fractures of a modern pig rib, compared with two ribs from the Monterenzio Vecchio necropolis. The ribs are fractured but not divided in two separate parts. (E. Maini).Published as part of Maini, Elena & Curci, Antonio, 2013, The food of the dead: alimentary offerings in the Etruscan-Celtic necropolis of Monterenzio Vecchio (Bologna, Italy), pp. 341-354 in Anthropozoologica 48 (2) on page 350, DOI: 10.5252/az2013n2a11, http://zenodo.org/record/461033
Fig. 4. — Grave 32 in The food of the dead: alimentary offerings in the Etruscan-Celtic necropolis of Monterenzio Vecchio (Bologna, Italy)
No full textFig. 4. — Grave 32. Reconstruction of the meat offering composed of 4 portions created from 15 adjoining ribs, including 7 from the right hand side and 6 from the left (2 undefined) and 8 thoracic vertebrae. (E. Maini).Published as part of Maini, Elena & Curci, Antonio, 2013, The food of the dead: alimentary offerings in the Etruscan-Celtic necropolis of Monterenzio Vecchio (Bologna, Italy), pp. 341-354 in Anthropozoologica 48 (2) on page 346, DOI: 10.5252/az2013n2a11, http://zenodo.org/record/461033
FIG. 5. — Grave 4 in The food of the dead: alimentary offerings in the Etruscan-Celtic necropolis of Monterenzio Vecchio (Bologna, Italy)
No full textFIG. 5. — Grave 4. Adjoining ribs from the meat offering showing the longitudinal cutting of the spinal column for pig dismembering. (E. Maini).Published as part of Maini, Elena & Curci, Antonio, 2013, The food of the dead: alimentary offerings in the Etruscan-Celtic necropolis of Monterenzio Vecchio (Bologna, Italy), pp. 341-354 in Anthropozoologica 48 (2) on page 347, DOI: 10.5252/az2013n2a11, http://zenodo.org/record/461033
Zooarchaeological analysis of two dromedaries (Camelus dromedarius L.) from late Iron Age graves in Wādī Uyūn at Sināw (al-Sharqiyyah, Sultanate of Oman)
No full textThis paper presents the preliminary results of the zooarchaeological study of two complete skeletons of one-humped camels ordromedaries (Camelus dromedarius), found buried in two separate graves in part of a large necropolis excavated in Wādī Uyūn at Sināw (al-Sharqiyyah, Sultanate of Oman). Archaeological explorations in the area were supported by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture of the Sultanate of Oman, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport and Communications, in light of the planned construction of the Sināw–Mahut–Duqm road. Excavations brought to light the exceptional deposition (Grave 58 [G.58]) of an adult male camel buried with a Greek kopis-type iron sword and two iron daggers, which date the grave to the last three centuries BC. Two burials (G.50 and G.59), each including the complete skeleton of a dromedary, were found in close proximity to G.58, and formed a single funerary cluster. Both animals, one adult and one subadult, were found in a kneeling position and were probably sacrificed during a funerary ritual for the deceased. Logarithmic size index (LSI) statistics, based on a comprehensive morphometric analysis of the two skeletons, provide important data to the debate about the exploitation of camels in the Arabian Peninsula during the first millennium BC
Animal exploitation and breeding strategies
No full textZooarchaeological studies in Central Asia are still very scarce. The analysis of the faunal assemblage retrieved during seven archaeological campaigns at the fortified settlement of Kojtepa allows obtaining information about the breeding strategy and animals exploitation in the Samarkand oasis during late and post-Hellenistic period, ca. 4th to 2nd centuries BC.
The preliminary zooarchaeological analysis was conducted over 1420 faunal remains retrieved in the 2009-2015 seasons. Domestic animals resulted predominant, with sheep and goats covering more than half of the total, followed by fewer cattle, pigs and equids including horses, donkeys and their crossbreeds. The identification of a limited number of bird bones, mainly galliformes, integrates the data about domestic animal exploitation.
For what concerns wild animals, a significant amount of turtles (Testudo sp.) was also found, while a few osteological remains testify to the hunt of marmot (Marmota sp.), which was probably exploited for its fur.
As confirmed by the analysis carried out on the faunal remains from the comparable site of Kafir Kala, the subsistence economy of the steppes was already based on the harmonization between irrigated agriculture and semi-nomadic pastoralism, where flocks did not provide only meat but most likely secondary products, such as wool, leather and milk. Cattle and the rare pigs were mainly meat source, while equids were probably used as traction animals. Wild animals represented instead an occasional resource
L’abitato dell’Età del Bronzo recente di Meldola (FC)
Full text linkIn questo contributo si presentano i materiali e i dati di scavo relativi ad una struttura databile all’età del
Bronzo Recente rinvenuta a Meldola, in un’area precedentemente interessata da segnalazioni ottocentesche.
Il rinvenimento si inserisce nel quadro del popolamento della provincia di Forlì-Cesena e offre spunti
interessanti soprattutto per l’analisi dell’occupazione del territorio collinare scarsamente documentato per la
fase protostorica. I reperti ceramici indicano una piena adesione ai modelli del subappenninico con ampi
riscontri nel territorio romagnolo e adriatico centro-italico. L’analisi delle faune rinvenute completa il quadro
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Un giorno da cani
Full text linkThe settlement site of Riccione-IPERCOOP presents different occupational phases dating between the late Eneolithic and the Bronze Age. Excavations identified a functional and a residential area separated by an empty space. In the residential area, an unusual multiple dogs “burial” was found in the filling of a small pit measuring 50 cm in diameter and 20 cm in depth. The event is chronologically framed in the transitional phase between the late Eneolithic and the beginning of the early Bronze Age. Remains of four dogs have been found within the pit. The animals were of medium to small size, two adults of different ages, a sub-adult and a puppy. Although the involvement of dogs in ritual practices and the consumption of their meat as food were not uncommon during prehistory, in this case there is no evidence to support either of these practices. It is an exceptional discovery that deserves a detailed presentation and discussion
Zooarchaeological Analysis of the Lower Palace Area at Karkemish (Gaziantep, Turkey): Area C from the Late Bronze II to the Iron IV Period
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