Comprehensive Study of Archaeozoological Materials of the Settlement of the Srubnaya Culture «Staryye Chuti Campsite»

The article presents the description of archaeozoological study of animal bones from the Staryye Chuti campsite of the Srubnaya culture on the Ik River. An osteological collection with more than 3000 bones was investigated. There are different categories of bone remains by their origin: kitchen garb...

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Main Authors: Natalya V. Roslyakova, Olga P. Bachura, Alexey I. Zhemkov, Igor V. Askeyev, Dilyara N. Shaymuratova
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Published: State institution «Tatarstan Аcademy of Sciences» 2024-12-01
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author Natalya V. Roslyakova
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Igor V. Askeyev
Dilyara N. Shaymuratova
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description The article presents the description of archaeozoological study of animal bones from the Staryye Chuti campsite of the Srubnaya culture on the Ik River. An osteological collection with more than 3000 bones was investigated. There are different categories of bone remains by their origin: kitchen garbage, remnants of craft and ritual complexes. In collection there are bones of all domestic ungulates species, dogs, foxes, beavers, birds, and fish, as well as mollusk shells. The kitchen remnants are significantly dominated by bones of cattle, whose meat constituted the major part of the meat diet of the settlement inhabitants. Horse meat, mutton, goat meat and pork were eaten in much smaller quantities. For large domestic ungulates and small cattle the several forms of exploitation have been established. Slaughtering of livestock at the settlement was carried out all year round. There was no selectivity of particular species slaughtering during certain season of the year. Hunting of wild mammals and birds and fishing played an insignificant role in economic activity. A detailed study of animal bone sets from filling and bottom of wells allows us to assume the connection of them with sacrificial complexes. The main parameters of the collection are similar to the ones from synchronous settlement of Eastern Europe, for which the mobile form of cattle breeding has been reconstructed.
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spelling doaj-art-3d2bfebb84d84c35a2c806346f626ee62025-08-20T03:01:55ZengState institution «Tatarstan Аcademy of Sciences»Археология евразийских степей2587-61122618-94882024-12-01630532410.24852/2587-6112.2024.6.305.324Comprehensive Study of Archaeozoological Materials of the Settlement of the Srubnaya Culture «Staryye Chuti Campsite»Natalya V. Roslyakova0Olga P. Bachura1Alexey I. Zhemkov2Igor V. Askeyev3Dilyara N. Shaymuratova4Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education, Maksima Gorkogo str., 65/67, office 407, Samara, 443099, Russian FederationInstitute of Plant and Animal Ecology Urals Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 Marta str., 202, Yekaterinburg, 620144, Yekaterinburg, Russian FederationLLC «Volga Archaeological Center», 2nd Sadovaya str., 42/46, sq. 146, Saratov, 410017, Russian FederationThe Institute of Problems in Ecology and Mineral Wealth, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Daurskaya str., 28, Kazan, 420087, Republic of TatarstanThe Institute of Problems in Ecology and Mineral Wealth, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Daurskaya str., 28, Kazan, 420087, Republic of Tatarstan; Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Butlerova str., 30, Kazan, 420012, Repoblic of Tatarstan, Russian FederationThe article presents the description of archaeozoological study of animal bones from the Staryye Chuti campsite of the Srubnaya culture on the Ik River. An osteological collection with more than 3000 bones was investigated. There are different categories of bone remains by their origin: kitchen garbage, remnants of craft and ritual complexes. In collection there are bones of all domestic ungulates species, dogs, foxes, beavers, birds, and fish, as well as mollusk shells. The kitchen remnants are significantly dominated by bones of cattle, whose meat constituted the major part of the meat diet of the settlement inhabitants. Horse meat, mutton, goat meat and pork were eaten in much smaller quantities. For large domestic ungulates and small cattle the several forms of exploitation have been established. Slaughtering of livestock at the settlement was carried out all year round. There was no selectivity of particular species slaughtering during certain season of the year. Hunting of wild mammals and birds and fishing played an insignificant role in economic activity. A detailed study of animal bone sets from filling and bottom of wells allows us to assume the connection of them with sacrificial complexes. The main parameters of the collection are similar to the ones from synchronous settlement of Eastern Europe, for which the mobile form of cattle breeding has been reconstructed.https://evrazstep.ru/index.php/aes/article/view/1450archaeozoologyanimal bonesbronze agevolga-kama regionik river basinseason of livestock slaughteringritual practice
spellingShingle Natalya V. Roslyakova
Olga P. Bachura
Alexey I. Zhemkov
Igor V. Askeyev
Dilyara N. Shaymuratova
Comprehensive Study of Archaeozoological Materials of the Settlement of the Srubnaya Culture «Staryye Chuti Campsite»
Археология евразийских степей
archaeozoology
animal bones
bronze age
volga-kama region
ik river basin
season of livestock slaughtering
ritual practice
title Comprehensive Study of Archaeozoological Materials of the Settlement of the Srubnaya Culture «Staryye Chuti Campsite»
title_full Comprehensive Study of Archaeozoological Materials of the Settlement of the Srubnaya Culture «Staryye Chuti Campsite»
title_fullStr Comprehensive Study of Archaeozoological Materials of the Settlement of the Srubnaya Culture «Staryye Chuti Campsite»
title_full_unstemmed Comprehensive Study of Archaeozoological Materials of the Settlement of the Srubnaya Culture «Staryye Chuti Campsite»
title_short Comprehensive Study of Archaeozoological Materials of the Settlement of the Srubnaya Culture «Staryye Chuti Campsite»
title_sort comprehensive study of archaeozoological materials of the settlement of the srubnaya culture staryye chuti campsite
topic archaeozoology
animal bones
bronze age
volga-kama region
ik river basin
season of livestock slaughtering
ritual practice
url https://evrazstep.ru/index.php/aes/article/view/1450
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