Détermination de l'âge des chevaux fossiles et établissement des classes d'âge/Age determination of fossil horses and the establishment of age classes

Guadelli, Jean Luc

doi:10.3406/pal.1998.1130

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“…Age at death was estimated from patterns of incisor eruption and wear [64] as well as measurements of crown height and eruption-wear sequences [65]. Sex identification was initially based on the bone morphology and presence/absence of canines.…”

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Mass animal sacrifice at casas del Turuñuelo (Guareña, Spain): A unique Tartessian (Iron Age) site in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula

Iborra Eres,

Albizuri,

Gutiérrez Rodríguez

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Zooarchaeological analyses of the skeletal remains of 52 animals unearthed in the courtyard of an Iron Age Tartessian building known as Casas del Turuñuelo (Badajoz, Spain) shed light on a massive sacrifice forming part of a series of rituals linked to the site’s last period of activity and final abandonment. The rites took place towards the end of the 5th century BCE when both the building (intentionally destroyed) and the sacrificed animals were intentionally buried under a tumulus 90 m in diameter and 6 m high. The main objective of the zooarchaeological and microstratigraphic analyses was to determine the phasing of the sacrificial depositions. Evidence gathered from taphonomic assessments and a series of radiocarbon datings indicate that the sacrifices fall into three consecutive phases spanning several years. The findings of the zooarchaeological analyses clearly point to a selection of equid and cattle males. Adult equids predominate (MNI = 41) followed by adult and sub-adult cattle (MNI = 6). Pigs, in turn, are only represented by a few adults and sub-adult females (MNI = 4). Among the animals is a single dog of undetermined sex between 3 and 4 years of age. The fact that the animals are mostly adults discards the likelihood that they died from natural causes or an epidemic. In addition, the scenographic deposition of certain equids in pairs, as well as evidence of the burning of plant offerings, suggest an intentional ritualistic sacrifice. Nine of the initial depositions of Phase 1 in the SE quadrant were scattered and certain of their bones bear marks characteristic of both prolonged open air exposure and scavengers. Another 31 animals from Phases 1 and 2 are represented by almost complete, articulated skeletons, indicating they were promptly covered. Phase 3, by contrast, reveals both almost complete and partial animals bearing clear signs of processing for human consumption. This study thus sheds light on both the sequence of the animal sacrifices and the protocols linked to rites accompanied by the celebration of banquets. Certain features associated with the sealing of this building under a tumulus offer evidence of the decline of the Tartessian Culture. This study thus advances notions serving to contextualize ritual animal sacrifices in the framework of practice observed at other Iron Age sites in the Iberian Peninsula and elsewhere throughout Europe.

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Mass animal sacrifice at casas del Turuñuelo (Guareña, Spain): A unique Tartessian (Iron Age) site in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula

Iborra Eres,

Albizuri,

Gutiérrez Rodríguez

et al. 2023

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“…For the age identification of horses (Equus sp.) (Barone 1966;Guadelli 1998), bison (Bison sp.) (Koch 1932in Duffield 1973Koch 1935;Grant 1982), reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) (Bouchud 1953(Bouchud , 1966Miller 1972Miller , 1974Hufthammer 1995;Enloe 1997;Weinstock 2000), wolf (Canis lupus) (Barone 1976), we used the same methods.…”

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Zooarchaeological analyzes of the faunal remains of the upper layer of Climăuţi II (Republic of Moldova)

Demay,

Obadă,

Covalenco

et al. 2021

Studies on the Palaeolithic of Western Eurasia

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UISPP has a long history, originating in 1865 in the International Congress of Prehistoric Anthropology and Archaeology (CIAAP). This organisation ran until 1931 when UISPP was founded in Bern. In 1955, UISPP became a member of the International Council of Philosophy and Human Sciences, a non-governmental organisation within UNESCO.UISPP has a structure of more than thirty scientific commissions which form a very representative network of worldwide specialists in prehistory and protohistory. The commissions cover all archaeological specialisms: historiography; archaeological methods and theory; material culture by period (Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age) and by continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, Pacific, America); palaeoenvironment and palaeoclimatology; archaeology in specific environments (mountain, desert, steppe, tropical); archaeometry; art and culture; technology and economy; biological anthropology; funerary archaeology; archaeology and society.The UISPP XVIII World Congress of 2018 was hosted in Paris by the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne with the strong support of all French institutions related to archaeology. It featured 122 sessions, and over 1800 papers were delivered by scientists from almost 60 countries and from all continents.The proceedings published in this series, but also in issues of specialised scientific journals, will remain as the most important legacy of the congress.L'UISPP a une longue histoire, à partir de 1865, avec le Congrès International d'Anthropologie et d'Archéologie Préhistorique (C.I.A.A.P.), jusqu'en 1931, date de la Fondation à Berne de l'UISPP. En 1955, l'UISPP est devenu membre du Conseil International de philosophie et de Sciences humaines, associée à l'UNESCO. L'UISPP repose sur plus de trente commissions scientifiques qui représentent un réseau représentatif des spécialistes mondiaux de la préhistoire et de la protohistoire, couvrant toutes les spécialités de l'archéologie : historiographie, théorie et méthodes de l'archéologie ; Culture matérielle par période (Paléolithique, néolithique, âge du bronze, âge du fer) et par continents (Europe, Asie, Afrique, Pacifique, Amérique), paléoenvironnement et paléoclimatologie ; Archéologie dans des environnements spécifiques (montagne, désert, steppes, zone tropicale), archéométrie ; Art et culture ; Technologie et économie ; anthropologie biologique ; archéologie funéraire ; archéologie et sociétés.Le XVIII° Congrès mondial de l'UISPP en 2018, accueilli à Paris en France par l'université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne et avec le soutien de toutes les institutions françaises liées à l'archéologie, comportait 122 sessions, plus de 1800 communications de scientifiques venus de près de 60 pays et de tous les continents.Les actes du congrès, édités par l'UISPP comme dans des numéros spéciaux de revues scientifiques spécialisées, constitueront un des résultats les plus importants du Congrès.

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“…Para determinarlo se ha seguido a Brain (1969), teniendo en consideración la lateralidad, la edad, el sexo y la biometría de los restos. Asimismo, para establecer los perfiles de edad hemos tenido en cuenta el desgaste de las piezas dentales, la emergencia de los dientes definitivos siguiendo a Pérez Ripoll (1988) para la cabra, para la oveja a Payne (1973Payne ( , 1987, para la vaca a Ducos (1968), a Grant (1982) y O'Connor (2003 para el cerdo y, por último, para los équidos seguiremos a Levine (1982) y Guadelli (1998).…”

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Primer estudio zooarqueológico de la cueva de La Cerrosa-Lagaña (Suarías, Peñamellera Baja, Asturias): la fauna como evidencia de prácticas rituales durante la Edad del Hierro

Estaca Gómez,

De Luis Mariño,

Serna Gancedo

2023

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La cueva de La Cerrosa-Lagaña (Suarías, Peñamellera Baja, Asturias) es un yacimiento de amplia cronología que destaca por sus restos de la Edad del Hierro y el comienzo de la romanización. Descubierto en 2017, las campañas de 2020 y 2021 han aportado una importante colección faunística que contribuye a rellenar el vacío de información existente para esta región en lo que a estudios zooarqueológicos y tafonómicos se refiere. Nuestro análisis ha mostrado una colección dominada por especies domésticas, entre las que el ganado bovino y ovicaprino son las principales. Junto a ellas aparecen otros animales de la cabaña ganadera como équidos, suidos o cánidos, y especies silvestres como el rebeco, el ciervo o el oso. Nuestro estudio ha revelado cómo los patrones de mortandad están dominados por individuos adultos y que la mayor parte de las carcasas de esas especies fueron aportadas completas al yacimiento. En este trabajo, además de presentar las primeras evidencias zooarqueológicas de este lugar, también discutiremos sus implicaciones sobre la interpretación del yacimiento.

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Détermination de l'âge des chevaux fossiles et établissement des classes d'âge/Age determination of fossil horses and the establishment of age classes

Cited by 35 publications

References 1 publication

Mass animal sacrifice at casas del Turuñuelo (Guareña, Spain): A unique Tartessian (Iron Age) site in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula

Mass animal sacrifice at casas del Turuñuelo (Guareña, Spain): A unique Tartessian (Iron Age) site in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula

Zooarchaeological analyzes of the faunal remains of the upper layer of Climăuţi II (Republic of Moldova)

Primer estudio zooarqueológico de la cueva de La Cerrosa-Lagaña (Suarías, Peñamellera Baja, Asturias): la fauna como evidencia de prácticas rituales durante la Edad del Hierro

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