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A study of the faunal assemblage from the prehistoric enclosure of Castanheiro do Vento (Vila Nova de Foz Côa)
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Neste trabalho apresenta-se o resultado da análise arqueozoológica da fauna de mamíferos recolhida no povoado pré-histórico de Castanheiro do Vento (Vila Nova de Foz Côa). O espectro faunístico, ainda que muito pobre - o que inviabiliza conclusões seguras - é dominado, ao nível do número de restos identificados, por Sus sp. e por Oryctolagus cuniculus. Contudo, ao nível da massa proteica consumida, o primeiro lugar corresponde ao boi doméstico, seguido dos suídeos e da ovelha/cabra. É de assinalar, ainda, a existência de veado que, conjuntamente com o coelho, representa o segmento cinegético do espectro faunístico identificado. Importa registar a dominância de indivíduos jovens ou subadultos, bem como a frequência de marcas de fogo intenso, indício da prática de atirar para o lume os restos após o consumo. É interessante notar, a tal propósito,
que estes correspondem a peças de pequenas dimensões e de escasso interesse alimentar, as únicas que poderiam ser manipuladas com facilidade. Tal facto conduziu à mineralização de tais elementos, o que propiciou a sua melhor conservação, ao contrário do verificado em segmentos anatómicos de maiores dimensões e com maior interesse alimentar, os quais terão sido destruídos no local devido à acidez dos solos.
ln this article we present the results of an archeozoological study of the mammal remains from the prehistoric enclosure of Castanheiro do Vento (Vila Nova de Foz Côa). The faunal spectrum is very small - therefore the conclusions are limited - and dominated, in terms of numbers, by Sus sp. and Oryctolagus cuniculus. ln terms of the protein mass consumed, however, the domestic ox predominates, followed by pig and sheep/goats. ln addition, the existence of red deer should be noted which, together with rabbit, represents the hunted segment of the faunal spectrum. It is also important to record the dominance of juveniles or sub adults, as well as signs of intense burning, indicating the practice of setting fire to the remains after eating. Interestingly, this evidence is displayed on the smaller bnes, which would have had less nutritional vai ue and were the only ones that could have been handled easily. This meant that they had been mineralised and were therefore better preserved, unlike the bones with greater nutritional vai ue, which would have been destroyed in the location by acids in the soils.
ln this article we present the results of an archeozoological study of the mammal remains from the prehistoric enclosure of Castanheiro do Vento (Vila Nova de Foz Côa). The faunal spectrum is very small - therefore the conclusions are limited - and dominated, in terms of numbers, by Sus sp. and Oryctolagus cuniculus. ln terms of the protein mass consumed, however, the domestic ox predominates, followed by pig and sheep/goats. ln addition, the existence of red deer should be noted which, together with rabbit, represents the hunted segment of the faunal spectrum. It is also important to record the dominance of juveniles or sub adults, as well as signs of intense burning, indicating the practice of setting fire to the remains after eating. Interestingly, this evidence is displayed on the smaller bnes, which would have had less nutritional vai ue and were the only ones that could have been handled easily. This meant that they had been mineralised and were therefore better preserved, unlike the bones with greater nutritional vai ue, which would have been destroyed in the location by acids in the soils.
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Restos faunísticos Mamíferos Tafonomia Vila Nova de Foz Côa Portugal Faunal remains Mammals Taphonomy
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Association for the Improvement of Cooperation in Iberian Archaeology / Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Cooperação em Arqueologia Peninsular (ADECAP)