RECONSTRUCTING ANCIENT HUMAN DIET BY VALUING ANIMAL REMAINS: ARCHAEOZOOLOGICAL DATA CONCERNING THE MULTICULTURAL SITE OF VEȚEL-LUNCĂ (HUNEDOARA COUNTY, ROMANIA)

Daniel MALAXA, Simina STANC, Luminița BEJENARU

Abstract


Vețel-Luncă is a multicultural site discovered during excavations carried out in 2007-2012, on the territory of Vețel village, in Hunedoara County, Romania. The animal remains discovered in the archaeological site belong to the Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Post Roman times. Archaeozoological material is described mainly in terms of frequencies, selection by age and sex, and size of animals. Animal husbandry played an important role in the settlement’s economy, domestic mammals varying as frequency from 74% in the Post Roman period to 88% in Iron Age. Hunting was also a significative activity, as it is shown in the Late Bronze Age sample, where the wild mammal remains have a frequency of 17%, and in the Post Roman level with about 26% of the total identified mammals.

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DOI: 10.14795/j.v11i2.1047

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