Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Archaeozoology of the Near East X |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on the Archaeozoology of South-Western Asia and Adjacent Areas |
| Editors | B. De Cupere, V. Linseele, S. Hamilton-Dyer |
| Publisher | Editions Peeters |
| Pages | 101–120 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789042929661 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Publication series
| Name | Ancient Near Eastern Studies Supplement Series |
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| Publisher | Peeters Publishers |
| Volume | 44 |
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Keywords
- Chalcolithic
- domestic pig
- wild boar
- northern Anatolia
- bone morphometry
- ancient DNA
- geometric morphometrics
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Chalcolithic pig remains from Çamlibel Tarlasi, Central Anatolia. / Bartosiewicz, Laszlo; Gillis, Roz; Girdland Flink, Linus; Evin, Allowen; Cucchi, Thomas; Hoelzel, Rus; Vidarsdottir, Una; Dobney, Keith; Larson, Greger; Schoop, Ulf-Dietrich.
Archaeozoology of the Near East X: Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on the Archaeozoology of South-Western Asia and Adjacent Areas. ed. / B. De Cupere; V. Linseele; S. Hamilton-Dyer. Editions Peeters, 2013. p. 101–120 (Ancient Near Eastern Studies Supplement Series; Vol. 44).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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T1 - Chalcolithic pig remains from Çamlibel Tarlasi, Central Anatolia.
AU - Bartosiewicz, Laszlo
AU - Gillis, Roz
AU - Girdland Flink, Linus
AU - Evin, Allowen
AU - Cucchi, Thomas
AU - Hoelzel, Rus
AU - Vidarsdottir, Una
AU - Dobney, Keith
AU - Larson, Greger
AU - Schoop, Ulf-Dietrich
N1 - Grateful thanks are due to Andreas Schachner, who on behalf of the Bogazköy Project, hosted the two principal authors during research on location. Artwork used in Figure 6 was kindly prepared by Anna Biller. Special thanks are due to two anonymous reviewers and the editors of the volume whose substantial comments greatly improved the original manuscript.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The Late Chalcolithic site of Çamlıbel Tarlası (3590–3470 cal BC) located near Bogazkale in Anatolia was a rural settlement spanning an estimated time interval of 120 years. While the main domestic ungulates were represented by comparable numbers of bones among the faunal remains, this paper is aimed at studying pigs within the context of other animals. It seems that pig still played a major role in Chalcolithic meat diets at a site that shows little evidence of hunting. The domestic status of pigs was therefore studied from different angles, including traditional morphometry supported by ancient DNA studies and geometric morphometrics. All results point to the overwhelming dominance of domestic pig characteristics in the Chalcolithic assemblage. While the influence of local wild boar seems evident, most bones fall below the size range of the wild ancestor. Ancient DNA is indicative of local origins for these pigs. Geometric morphometric analyses revealed a domestic signature for nearly all the specimens analysed. The overall results are indicative of small scale, household-level animal husbandry in which pigs had a fair share before the onset of sheep and goat based systems of animal husbandry at the beginning of the Anatolian Bronze Age.
AB - The Late Chalcolithic site of Çamlıbel Tarlası (3590–3470 cal BC) located near Bogazkale in Anatolia was a rural settlement spanning an estimated time interval of 120 years. While the main domestic ungulates were represented by comparable numbers of bones among the faunal remains, this paper is aimed at studying pigs within the context of other animals. It seems that pig still played a major role in Chalcolithic meat diets at a site that shows little evidence of hunting. The domestic status of pigs was therefore studied from different angles, including traditional morphometry supported by ancient DNA studies and geometric morphometrics. All results point to the overwhelming dominance of domestic pig characteristics in the Chalcolithic assemblage. While the influence of local wild boar seems evident, most bones fall below the size range of the wild ancestor. Ancient DNA is indicative of local origins for these pigs. Geometric morphometric analyses revealed a domestic signature for nearly all the specimens analysed. The overall results are indicative of small scale, household-level animal husbandry in which pigs had a fair share before the onset of sheep and goat based systems of animal husbandry at the beginning of the Anatolian Bronze Age.
KW - Chalcolithic
KW - domestic pig
KW - wild boar
KW - northern Anatolia
KW - bone morphometry
KW - ancient DNA
KW - geometric morphometrics
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9789042929661
T3 - Ancient Near Eastern Studies Supplement Series
SP - 101
EP - 120
BT - Archaeozoology of the Near East X
A2 - De Cupere, B.
A2 - Linseele, V.
A2 - Hamilton-Dyer, S.
PB - Editions Peeters
ER -