Faunal Remains from an Almohad (Ad XII/XIII) Silo at the Castle of Aljezur (Portugal)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12480413
AutoresDiogo Mota (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, autor de correspondencia), Jessica Cardoso (Universidade Aberta), J L Cardoso
Año2016
Número25
Páginas205-232
Fecha de publicación2016-06-13
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaArchaeofauna (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1132-6891
EditorialServicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15366/archaeofauna2016.25.008
OpenAlexW2531181079
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas10

The analysis of a faunal collection from a storage silo found in the castle of Aljezur, dating from the Almohad period (XII/XIIIth centuries AD), is presented. It appears that the community occupying the castle concentrated on hunting species such as the rabbit, wild boar, red deer and Iberian lynx, while evidences of stockbreeding were scarce and centered upon caprines with horses and chicken playing minor role. The presence of a large dog has been assumed to be an aid for hunting but possibly also in herd keeping. With the exception of the lynx, all large mammals evidenced traces of consumption. The domestic cat is taken to represent a pet whereas the lynx had probably a role as a fur provider. It should be noted that equids and the pond turtle were probably food items. Rodents are taken to represent commensals whereas the toad of the Genus Bufo probably represented an intrusive element

Art · Humanities · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Philosophy