| Animals at Ancient Sagalassos: Evidence of the Faunal Remains Contributor(s): De Cupere, Bea (Author) |
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ISBN: 2503510620 ISBN-13: 9782503510620 Publisher: Brepols Publishers OUR PRICE: $66.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2001 Annotation: This volume deals with the exploitation of animals at Sagalassos (SW-Turkey) during Roman and Early-Byzantine times (1st to 7th centuries AD). The archaeological excavations at this site yield large quantities of animal remains that represent mainly consumption refuse of its former inhabitants. The bones, teeth and molluscs are described as well as the various traces left by animals and man on these remains. The importance of herding versus hunting and fishing is discussed, as well as the composition of the live-stock. An analysis of the mortality profiles, sex distributions and pathologies allow inferences about the use of the domestic species as a source of meat or of secondary products (wool, dairy products and animal power). Attention is paid to butchery practices, bone-working techniques and to the use of animal remains as a means of reconstructing former trade connections. The former environment is reconstructed, using the habitat preferences of the identified species. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 956 |
| LCCN: 2005373760 |
| Series: Studies in Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology |
| Physical Information: 271 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Turkey - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume deals with the exploitation of animals at Sagalassos (SW-Turkey) during Roman and early Byzantine times (1st to 7th centuries AD). The archaeological excavations at this site yield large quantities of animal remains that represent mainly consumption refuse of its former inhabitants. The bones, teeth, and molluscs are described, as well as the various traces left by animals and man on these remains. The importance of herding versus hunting and fishing is discussed, as well as the composition of the livestock. An analysis of the mortality profiles, sex distributions, and pathologies allow inferences about the use of the domestic species as a source of meat or of secondary products (wool, dairy products, and animal power). Attention is paid to butchery practices, bone-working techniques, and to the use of animal remains as a means of reconstructing former trade connections. The former environment is reconstructed, using the habitat preferences of the identified species. |