Animal Bones

Vom Totenmahl und anderen tierischen Grabbeigaben der Awaren in Bruckneudorf

by Mona Abd El Karem

Abd El Karem, M. (im Druck): Vom Totenmahl und anderen tierischen Grabbeigaben der Awaren in Bruckneudorf. In: F. Sauer: Die archäologischen Grabungen auf der Trasse der A6 - Fundstelle Bruckneudorf: Das awarische Gräberfeld.

Die Tierknochenfunde

by Mona Abd El Karem

Abd El Karem, M. (2012): Die Tierknochenfunde. In: St. Moser, G. Tiefengraber, K. Wiltschke-Schrotta (2012): Der Dürrnberg bei Hallein. Die Gräbergruppen Kammelhöhe und Sonneben. Dürrnberg-Forschungen 5: 237-238, Rahden/Westf.

SALVADORI F., L’economia nel villaggio tardoantico

by Frank Salvadori

published in FRANCOVICH R, VALENTI M. (a cura di), Poggio Imperiale a Poggibonsi. Il territorio, lo scavo, il parco, 2007, pp. 93-94

SALVADORI F., Le ossa animali della fase carolingia: il consumo di carne come indicatore sociale

by Frank Salvadori

published in FRANCOVICH R, VALENTI M. (a cura di), Poggio Imperiale a Poggibonsi. Il territorio, lo scavo, il parco, 2007, pp. 124-131

Die Tierknochen von späthallstatt-und latènezeitlichen Fundstellen in Straubing (Niederbayern)(mit 1 Abbildung)

by Claudia Tappert

Ein Knochenjob - Tierknochen und ihre Aussagemöglichkeiten

by Valeska Becker

published in: Bayerische Archäologie 2/2007, 18 – 21.

Very shortly, the paper deals with the methods of determining animal bones and their interpretation. Very shortly, the paper deals with the methods of determining animal bones and their interpretation.

Ritual contexts of animal bone deposits from the Roman Iron Age at Magnice, SW Poland

by Justyna Baron

Chapter 8, The Roman Landscape - Queensholme excavations - "Animal Bone"

by Mark Beech

Beech, M. 2006. Pages 435-440. In: C. Evans and I. Hodder: Marshland communities and cultural landscapes from the Bronze Age to present day. The Haddenham Project Vol.2. McDonald Institute Monograph. ISBN-10: 1-0-2037-32-5. ISBN-13: 9871-902937-32-8. ISSN: 1363-1349.

Sídliště kultury s moravskou malovanou keramikou u Šebkovic a jeho přínos k absolutnímu datování mladého neolitu na Českomoravské vrchovině

by Martin Kuča

Authors: Kuča, Martin - Vokáč, Milan - Nývltová Fišáková, Miriam
Published: Acta Musei Moraviae, Sci. soc. Brno, MZM Brno, 2009, 65-88.

This article presents the Moravian Painted Ware Culture site of Šebkovice on the Czech-Moravian Highland. Although the... more This article presents the Moravian Painted Ware Culture site of Šebkovice on the Czech-Moravian Highland. Although the main aim is the analysis of stratified collection excavated in 2007, the most important finds from the surface collection are included in analysis. The well excavated and wet-sieved sunken settlement feature yielded a collection of earlier Moravian Painted Ware Culture pottery fragments supplemented by a collection of stone industry, both chipped, polished, and osteological material. The charcoal sample from filling of settlement sunken feature yielded an absolute date, which allows a comparison with other sites from the same time-span within the Middle Danube Region

The Animal Bones of Berwick Field, Winchester A partial assemblage from thirteen pits

by Allison Grunwald

Unpublished MA Thesis, 2006

Though excavated in 1989, the Iron Age site of Berwick Field, northwest of Winchester, England, has yet to be analysed... more Though excavated in 1989, the Iron Age site of Berwick Field, northwest of Winchester, England, has yet to be analysed in full, and therefore there is no published information for the site available at this time. All finds are currently being curated at the Winchester City Council Museums Service, which lent to this study the faunal contents from 13 pits. The pits chosen for examination were those determined to have, cumulatively, a sufficient amount of material that could be examined within the time constraints of this particular study. The pits were dated previously, according to their ceramic content, to the Middle Iron Age. The faunal contents, already cleaned and bagged separately by context, were identified and catalogued by the writer.

The partial assemblage, a total of 5,565 bones and fragments from at least 15 species, was in good condition with a high rate of species identification. The assemblage yielded enough information to compare data to that of similar Iron Age sites in southern England. The findings from these contemporary sites were used as a comparison for the pits at Berwick Field in order to gain an understanding of their contents, as well as determining what cultural significance the contents convey. Such cultural significances include evidence of the varied types of exploitation of domestic animal species, as well as the often-discussed ‘special animal deposits’.

The analysis of the data concluded from this partial assemblage will present the commencement of the interpretation and understanding of the Middle Iron Age agricultural community at Berwick Field and the treatment there of animals both domestic and wild. In addition, this report will serve as an exercise in identification and analytical reporting based on skills attained as a Masters student in Osteoarchaeology at the University of Southampton.

A matter of taste? Some evidence for the butchery of horses, dogs and bears at the La Tène Settlement of Jenišuv Újezd

by Mark Beech

Beech, M. 1995. In: Blazek, J. and Meduna, P. (eds.), Archeologické výzkumy v severozápadních Cechách v letech 1983-1992. Ústav archeologické památkové péce severozápadních Cech, Most. pp.165-170.

The Animal Bones from the Hallstatt settlement of Jenstejn, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

by Mark Beech

Beech, M. 1995. In: Dreslerova, D. and Beech, M.- A Late Hallstatt settlement in Bohemia - Excavations at Jenstejn, 1984. Institute of Archaeology, Prague. pp.99-140.

The Economy and Environment of a Roman, late-Roman and early Byzantine town in north-central Bulgaria: The mammalian fauna from Nicopolis-ad-Istrum

by Mark Beech

Beech, M. 1997. In:  M.Kokabi and J.Wahl (eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference for Archaeozoology, ICAZ, Constance, September 1994. Anthropozoologica 25-26 (1997): 619-630.

Animal Bones from Mšecké Zehrovice

by Mark Beech

Beech, M. 1998. In: N.Venclova (ed.) Mšecké Zehrovice in Bohemia: Archaeological Background to a Celtic Hero 3rd-2nd cent. B.C.  Kronos B.Y., Paris. pp.225-258.

Preliminary report on the vertebrate fauna from site H3, Sabiyah: an Arabian Neolithic / 'Ubaid site in Kuwait

by Mark Beech

Beech, M. and M. Al-Husaini. 2005. In: H. Buitenhuis, A.M. Choyke, L. Martin, L. Bartosiewicz and M. Mashkour (eds.), Archaeozoology of the Near East VI: Proceedings of the sixth international symposium on the archaeozoology of southwestern Asia and adjacent areas. ARC Publicaties 123. Groningen, Netherlands. pp.124-138.

This paper summarises the preliminary results of an analysis of the mammalian, bird and fish vertebrate fauna from... more This paper summarises the preliminary results of an analysis of the mammalian, bird and fish vertebrate fauna from site H3 at Sabiyah in Kuwait. The site is a settlement located on the northern shore of Kuwait Bay. Radiocarbon dating, as well as distinctive pottery found at the site, confirms that the settlement dates to the late 6th/early 5th millennium BC. Domestic livestock exploited include sheep/goat and cattle. Hunting was carried out for gazelle, fox and marine turtle. Birds so far identified include cormorants. The numerous fish remains include requiem sharks, sawfish, sea catfish, groupers, jacks/trevallies, emperors, seabream and tuna. Most fishing was probably carried out in shallow waters adjacent to the site, although some larger jacks and groupers, and particularly the tuna, must have been caught in deeper offshore waters. A large number of sea catfish otoliths were recovered from the site. These are currently being studied by the authors in the Fish Ageing Laboratory of the Mariculture and Fisheries Department, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. Preliminary data suggest that the sea catfish were caught during both summer and winter months. Interestingly, some of their otoliths had been utilised as blanks for the manufacture of beads.

Animal bones

by Mark Beech

Beech, M. 2008. In: Anwen Cooper and Mark Edmonds, Past and Present: Excavations at Broom, Bedfordshire 1996-2005. Illustrations by Andrew Hall. Cambridge Archaeological Unit. 281 pages. 11.00x9.00x0.50 inches. Hardcover. ISBN-13: 978-0-9544824-4-2. ISBN-10: 0-9544824-4-1.

Documenting the results of some ten years of fieldwork, this volume explores the prehistoric occupation of a small... more Documenting the results of some ten years of fieldwork, this volume explores the prehistoric occupation of a small valley near Broom, on the Bedfordshire gravels. It traces a biography of the landscape from the later Mesolithic through to the Iron Age, a sequence that saw profound changes in the character, scale and temporality of occupation. Undertaken in advance of gravel extraction, the scale of the fieldwork reported here made it possibe to track not only the sequence of occupation, but also how prehistoric communities encountered, appropriated or ignored the 'archaeology' of their time. Set against sequences from across southern England, this work sheds important light on the relationship between local histories and broader processes, and on the complex and geographically varied ways in which the past itself was understood in the past.

Chapter 2, Barrow Investigations - "Animal bone"

by Mark Beech

Beech, M. 2006. Page 36. In: C. Evans and I. Hodder: Marshland communities and cultural landscapes from the Bronze Age to present day. The Haddenham Project Vol.2. McDonald Institute Monograph. ISBN-10: 1-902937-32-5. ISBN-13: 9871-902937-32-8. ISSN: 1363-1349.

Chapter 7, The Shrine Complex: Situating Ritual (HAD III) - "Animal remains: evidence of animal sacrifice"

by Mark Beech

Beech, M. 2006.  Pages 369-396. In: C. Evans and I. Hodder: Marshland communities and cultural landscapes from the Bronze Age to present day. The Haddenham Project Vol.2. McDonald Institute Monograph. ISBN-10: 1-902937-32-5. ISBN-13: 9871-902937-32-8. ISSN: 1363-1349.

Chapter 13 - The Bird Bones

by Mark Beech

Boev, Z. and M. Beech. 2007. Pages 241-252. In: A. Poulter (ed.), Nicopolis Ad Istrum III: A Roman to Early Byzantine Site: the Finds And Environmental Evidence. Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Oxbow Books. ISBN-10: 1842171828. ISBN-13: 978-1842171820. 280 pages, 114 b/w illus, 54 tabs. Oxbow Books for the Society of Antiquaries 2007.

Chapter 12 - The Fish Remains

by Mark Beech

Beech, M. and B. Irving. 2007. Pages 223-240. In: A. Poulter (ed.), Nicopolis Ad Istrum III: A Roman to Early Byzantine Site: the Finds And Environmental Evidence. Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Oxbow Books. ISBN-10: 1842171828. ISBN-13: 978-1842171820. 280 pages, 114 b/w illus, 54 tabs. Oxbow Books for the Society of Antiquaries 2007.