Folia archeologica 48.

István Vörös: Az aquincumi castrum mithraeumának állatcsontleletei

76 ISTVÁN VÖRÖS Mithraean cult, however, remained without the interpretation of the sacrificial meals, ceremonies performed in the sanctuaries, lacking the relevant archaeozoological elaborations. So far, animal remains from two Mithraic temples (Aquincum and Künzig

1

0) as well as a Mithraic cave cult site (Tunnel C., Styria

1

1) have been published (Table In the following, available data are summarised from Mithraic temples of the Roman Empire. SYRIA Dura-Europo

s (Es-Salihiyeh) Mithraeum sanctuary: The S-end of the altar table is a wooden block or box. Contains „great quantities of small bird

s, shee

p and fis

h bones"

1

2. MOESIA INF. Tirgusor - Adam Cav

e (Romania) In the cave, there was a small Mithraeum found containing "bones of swine". Its chronological position is uncertain

1

3. DACIA Sarmizegetus

a (Várhely, Romania) At a little distance outside from the sanctuary, three pits were discovered with "animal bones, i.e., of he

n and swin

e

1

4". During the excavations in 1881-1883, a large number of animal bones were found: these were of cattl

e, shee

p, goa

t and pi

g. Pig remains comprised a lot of mandibulae and tooth fragments. Among the remains of birds, he

n and duc

k were found. Remains of red dee

r and roe deer were also known from here

1

5. DALMATIA Jaj c

e (Bosnia) In the sanctuary of the Mithraeum, in front of the relief, "remnants of bones"

16 were found. Konji

c (Bosnia) In the Mithraeum, on the western side and along the northern wall, "bones of animals (ox, lamb, boar, birds)"

1

7 were found. PANNÓNIA Rozanec-Crnomel

j (Slovenia) In the Mithraeum sanctuary, in front of the relief, "remnants of animal bones"

18 were found. Aquincum (Budapest, Hungary) In the Mithraic temple, remains of cattl

e, pi

g, shee

p, goa

t, domestic he

n, domestic goos

e, har

e and fishe

s were found; moreover, remains of auroc

h, red dee

r, roe dee

r, riverine musse

l and oyste

r were found (Table 1.) 1

0 von den Driesch-Pöllath 2000. 1

1 Adam-Czeika-Fladerer 1995/96. 1

2 CIMRM I. 36. 1

3 CIMRM II. 2303. 1

4 CIMRM II. 2027. 1

5 Téglás 1886. 129. 1

6 CIMRM II. 1905. 1

7 CIMRM II. 1899. 1

8 CIMRM II. 1481.