The ratio of domestic and wild animals at Neolithic sites in Vojvodina (Serbia)
Based on the results of the vertebrate fauna research from 10 Neolithic archaeological sites in Vojvodina (Serbia), two of which belong to Kőrös culture, 7 to Starčevo culture, and one to Vinča culture, the proportional contribution of domestic and wild animals was analysed. These sites wer...
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Language: | English |
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Matica srpska
2015-01-01
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Series: | Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke |
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Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0352-4906/2015/0352-49061529085R.pdf |
Summary: | Based on the results of the vertebrate fauna research from 10 Neolithic
archaeological sites in Vojvodina (Serbia), two of which belong to Kőrös
culture, 7 to Starčevo culture, and one to Vinča culture, the proportional
contribution of domestic and wild animals was analysed. These sites were
approximately dated between 6000 and 3200 BC. The smallest proportion of
domestic animals was recorded at the sites of Golokut-Vizić and Nosa Biserna
Obala, while the biggest one at the sites of Prosine-Pećinci, Zlatara-Ruma
and Kudoš-Šašinci. A small proportion of domestic animals at Nosa Biserna
Obala shows that the animal husbandry was only just at the beginning, and a
high proportion of wild animals testifies about the importance of hunting in
economy. These are the characteristics of settlements of Kőrös culture, where
goats and sheep dominate among domestic animals. Low proportion of domestic
and high proportion of wild animals were recorded at the site of Golokut
which, like most of the described sites in this paper, belongs to the Middle
Neolithic; this is not characteristic for Starčevo culture and it testifies
that hunting was much more important than animal husbandry. What is
characteristic for settlements of Starčevo culture is the domination of oxen
in the total vertebrate fauna and among domestic animals. At the site of
Donja Branjevina-Deronje, the settlement which belongs to Starčevo culture as
well, goats and sheep have the biggest proportional contribution. The only
analysed settlement in this paper which belongs to the Early Neolithic
(Vinča culture) is Gomolava - Hrtkovci where domestic animals dominate, oxen
being the most numerous ones. |
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ISSN: | 0352-4906 2406-0828 |