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Analiza kości zwierzęcych z epok metali ze stanowiska 2 w Zagórzu, gm. Niepołomice, woj. małopolskie

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Makowicz-Poliszot D.

Raport

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2016

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vol. 11

23-56

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The article presents the results of zoological examination of animal bone material from the metal ages acquired from site 2 in Zagórze, Niepołomice commune. It is dated back to the following cultures or periods: 1 – Lusatian culture, 2 – La Tène period, 3 – phase C of the La Tène period, 4 – Tyniec group, 5 – Púchov culture to the early Roman period, 6 – phase D of the La Tène period to phase B of the early Roman period, 7 – La Tène period to the early Roman period, 8 – early Roman period, 9 – Middle Ages, 10 – Prehistory, 11 – Modern Times. Animal bones from Zagórze were subject to zoological examination, consisting in species and anatomical indications, measurements and determination of age, sex and size of the animals. In particular bone series, remains of domestic mammals (cattle, goat/sheep, pig, horse, dog, cat), wild mammals (aurochs, deer, roe deer, boar, wildcat, rodents) and amphibian (frog) were identified.

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Animal bone material from Lublin-Volhynia Grave 8 at Site 2 in Książnice, the Pacanów commune, Świętokrzyskie voivodeship

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Makowicz-Poliszot D.

Analecta Archaeologica Ressoviensia

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2014

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vol. 9

263–266

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The article presents the results of zoological analysis of animal bones (45 pieces) from Grave 8 (Feature 3/08, the Lublin-Volhynia culture) discovered in 2008 in Książnice, Site 2. The identified remains (25 pieces) come from goats/sheep Capra hircus L./Ovis aries L.

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Animals from the tumuli in el-Detti in Sudan: from bone remains to studying ritual

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Iwaszczuk U.

Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean

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2016

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vol. 25

431-446

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Excavation of seven tumuli during the 2015 season in a cemetery of Early Makurian date located in the village of el-Detti yielded an extensive animal bone assemblage, altogether 590 bone fragments, accompanying the other finds. Poor preservation resulted in some 10% of the bones not being identified to species. Bone remains were located likewise in chambers, shafts, tunnels and looters’ trenches. They represented the following species: cattle, ovicaprines and dog. Marks recorded on the bones confirmed that the cuts of meat from cattle and ovicaprines were served as food offerings for the dead. The dog bones were probably connected to some form of ritual performed during the funeral.

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Animal remains from the Early Makurian cemetery in el-Zuma (season 2013)

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Iwaszczuk U.

Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean

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2015

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vol. 24(1)

425-430

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Excavation in 2013 of two tumuli, T.15 and T.21, making up part of the Early Makurian cemetery at El-Zuma, yielded numerous animal bones among other finds. The total from T.15 was a set of 1404 fragmentary bones belonging (with the exception of 653 that could not be identified due to the poor state of preservation) to cattle and ovicaprids. The remains came from the shaft, the burial chamber and two lateral chambers. The number of bones from T.21 was much smaller, restricted to 78 fragments, coming mostly from the burial chamber. Except for one bird bone and seven unidentified fragments, the remains belonged to an ovicaprid. Marks visible on the bones from both tumuli confirmed that the parts of cattle and ovicaprine carcasses served as food offerings for the dead.

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Szczątki zwierząt ze stanowiska Poznań-Nowe Miasto, nr 362

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Osypińska M.

Slavia Antiqua: rocznik poświęcony starożytnościom słowiańskim

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2013

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issue 54

221-236

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The assemblage of 248 bone fragments and teeth was subjected to archaeo-zoological analysis. They were found in features 1,2, 61, 66 and 70, and dated to phases B and C of the Early Middle Ages and unearthed on site 362 in Poznań-Nowe Miasto (Tab. 2). In the assemblage of animal remains dated to phase B of the Early Middle Ages, 148 fragments in total were identified. The most frequent were those of cattle (Bos primigenius f. domestica – 43.91% – Tab. 3), followed by pigs (Sus scrofa f. domestica – 36.48%). By contrast, the least numerous group was that of the bone remains of small ruminants: mainly sheep (Ovis orientalis f. domestica) and, even less frequent, goat (Capra aegagrus f. domestica – 16.21% – Tab. 3). The last domesticated species identified was chickens (Gallus gallus f. domestica – 2.7%). Only a single bone fragment from a wild animal was recorded; it came from a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus – Tab. 3 ). The assemblage of bone remains dated to phase C contains only two identified bones. Both originated from the skeleton of a pig (Tab. 4). An analysis of the anatomical distribution of cattle remains, in line with the technical division of a carcass, showed cranial bone fragments to be the most numerous (43.07% – Tab. 7), followed by trunk bone fragments (18.46%), those of the proximal part of pelvic limbs (13.84%), proximal part of thoracic limbs and the distal part of pelvic limbs (10.76% each). In the case of pig remains, the greatest share also belonged to fragments originating from the head (Tab. 8). A relatively high incidence and percentage share also characterized bone fragments coming from the proximal part of thoracic limbs, proximal part of pelvic limbs as well as the trunk. In the case of small ruminants, head bone fragments were the most numerous. Also, several bone fragments of each of the following categories were identified: trunk, proximal parts of limbs, and the distal part of pelvic limbs (Tab. 9). The identification of the sex of animals was possible only with respect to pig remains – a single tooth from a female and two teeth from a male were recorded. The state of preservation of the animal remains from the site, specifically their advanced fragmentation, made osteometric analyses difficult. Only a few cattle bones and a single sheep bone had their metric characteristics preserved. In no case was it possible to calculate their height at shoulder level. Only the application of the point method helped estimate the morphology of the cattle used on the site in the 7th- 8th century. The results show the cattle to vary morphologically: medium-height varieties, having an estimated height at shoulder of about 108-110 cm, are mixed with tall varieties, perhaps having the characteristics of ‘primigenius’ cattle, with an estimated height of 138 cm. Most of the damage recorded on the animal bones from the site was done in the second taphonomic phase, i.e. after they had been discarded (in most cases these were traces of gnawing by dogs) (Tab. 11). A few traces left in the first phase were also identified. They included notches, traces of chopping, a hole bored in a proximal epiphysis to extract marrow (Photo 2-4), as well as traces of singeing and charring (Tab. 11). In addition, a small awl, made from a roe deer radius, was identified in the fill of the destroyed semi-dugout (inv. no. 51/09) (Tab. 11; Photo 1).

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Archaeological excavations in Żarska Cave (Żary, Krzeszowice commune, Kraków district) in 2011

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Wojenka M., Wilczyński J., Sobieraj D.

Recherches Archéologiques Nouvelle Serie

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2011

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vol. 3

143-156

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Archaeological excavations in the Żarska Cave, carried out in 2011 yielded artefacts dated to the Eneolithic (Baden culture), the Roman Period (Przeworsk culture), the Middle Ages and the post-Medieval period. The fieldworks were focused on the terrace situated in front of the cave entrance (trench 1/2011), but some works were also conducted in the main chamber of the cave, where recent piles of earth were sifted. Both of the two stages of the survey led to the revealing of artefacts including fragments of pottery single flint artefacts and faunal remains. It is worth noting the discovery of human remains, which suggests the presence of a burial site, probably located primarily in the cave’s interior. The results of works conducted in 2011 indicate that the earlier opinions which assumed the lack of archaeological artefacts in the Żarska Cave should be revised. The excavations will be continued.

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Analiza neolitycznego materiału kostnego z Zagórza, stan. 2, gm. Niepołomice, woj. małopolskie

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Makowicz-Poliszot D.

Raport

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2015

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vol. 10

155-160

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The article presents the results of the zoological analysis of animal bones from the archaeological site in Zagórze connected with the Linear Band Pottery Culture, the Malice culture, the Modlnica group and with the Neolithic in general.

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Human activity traces from shelter in Smoleń III (central part of Kraków-Częstochowa Upland) from the last centuries of Antiquity

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Sudoł M., Bokiniec E., Krajcarz M., Krajcarz M. T., Trojan A., Grafka O.

Przegląd Archeologiczny

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2015

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vol. 63

177-193

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This paper presents a number of finds dated to the Late Antiquity, from the cave site Shelter in Smoleń III, Pilica comm., Silesian Voivodeship. The objects on hand are connected with just one of the cultural episodes that were observed on the site. In the group of finds there are: a ceramic vessel dated to younger Pre-Roman period; animal bone remains possibly of a ritual character, which according to radiocarbon dating have been deposited around the beginning of the 2nd century BC; and a metal anchor-shaped key of a very wide potential dating – from the 2nd century BC till the Early Middle Ages. The finds have undergone the following analyses: descriptive, technological, comparative, taphonomical, radiocarbon and chromatographic. Given the small area of the shelter, the study permits to look in a new way at the seemingly poor materials of the Late Antiquity uncovered in caves of the Polish Jura chain, and the role of often overlooked small rock shelters of that time.

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Tomb at Abusir South from a time of change belonging to Ankhires, inspector of hairdressers of the Great House (AS 98)

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Dulíková V., Bárta M., Peterková Hlouchová M., Sůvová Z.

Pražské egyptologické studie (Prague Egyptological Studies)

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2018

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issue 21

3-33

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A new tomb (AS 98) of Ankhires, inspector of hairdressers of the Great House, was excavated at Abusir South in the autumn seasons of 2016 and 2017. The stone-built mastaba is preliminarily dated to late Fifth Dynasty, from the reign of Nyuserre to Djedkare. It has an unusual architectural plan, consisting of a corridor chapel, Rooms 1 and 2, an L-shaped chapel, two serdabs and Shaft 1. It was obviously built in two phases. The extension gave the mastaba the area of 413 m2 . In view of several facts, the tomb represents a new phenomenon not only at the Czech archaeological concession but also at the Memphite necropolis. It was surrounded by several structures including tombs (AS 101, AS 102), a technical(?) structure (AS 100) or a cultic installation (AS 99), which were also partly excavated. The work has brought to light many interesting finds, being it remains of the original wall decoration, remains of wooden statues or ecofacts. An analysis of the animal bones assemblage is also incorporated in the present study.

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Satt auch im Jenseits? Tierknochen in Gräbern und Siedlungen der Vekerzug-Kultur

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Kozubová A.

Materiały i Sprawozdania Rzeszowskiego Ośrodka Archeologicznego

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2019

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issue 40

235-254

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In the present study, we deal with numerous animal bones from the sities of the Vekerzug culture in Eastern Hungary und Southwestern Slovakia, which come mainly from archaeozoological quite well recorded and analysed settlements. Their grave findings are rare and they are one of the special features of the burial rites of that culture. Providing a more complex archaeological overview of these finds was at the centre of our interest. Animal bones from the graves and settlements were mainly represented by cattle, sheep/goats, pigs, occasionally horses und their interpretation in graves as the remains of meat dishes ist highly probable.

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Analiza kości zwierzęcych z epok metali ze stanowiska 2 w Zagórzu, gm. Niepołomice, woj. małopolskie

Animal bone material from Lublin-Volhynia Grave 8 at Site 2 in Książnice, the Pacanów commune, Świętokrzyskie voivodeship

Animals from the tumuli in el-Detti in Sudan: from bone remains to studying ritual

Animal remains from the Early Makurian cemetery in el-Zuma (season 2013)

Szczątki zwierząt ze stanowiska Poznań-Nowe Miasto, nr 362

Archaeological excavations in Żarska Cave (Żary, Krzeszowice commune, Kraków district) in 2011

Analiza neolitycznego materiału kostnego z Zagórza, stan. 2, gm. Niepołomice, woj. małopolskie

Human activity traces from shelter in Smoleń III (central part of Kraków-Częstochowa Upland) from the last centuries of Antiquity

Tomb at Abusir South from a time of change belonging to Ankhires, inspector of hairdressers of the Great House (AS 98)

Satt auch im Jenseits? Tierknochen in Gräbern und Siedlungen der Vekerzug-Kultur