Somogyvári Ágnes – V. Székely György szerk.: A Barbaricum ösvényein… A 2005-ben Kecskeméten tartott tudományos konferencia előadásai - Archaeologia Cumanica 1. (Kecskemét, 2011)

Tugya Beáta - Lichtenstein László: Dunavecse-Ugordáció I. lelőhely II-V. századi objektumainak archeozoológiai értékelése

TUGYA BEÁTA - LICHTENSTEIN LÁSZLÓ : DUNAVECSE-UGORDÁCIÓ I. LELŐHELY ARCHEOZOOI.ÓGIAI ÉRTÉKELÉSE Beáta Tugya - László Lichtenstein Archaeozoological analysis of the 2nd-5th century features, Dunavecse-Ugordáció site I Excavations near Dunavecse brought to light settlement parts from five periods. Four of them were represented by features containing animal bones. From two phases of the Sarmatian Age come 96.3% of the whole examined archaeozoological material, that is to say, 1636 pieces out of 1698. The chronological distribution of the Sarmatian bones is the following: 78.6% - 2nd-3rd c., 17.7%: - 4th-5th c. In the Sarmatian features of the site, bones of eight species were found. BOS / Bos taurus LINNÉ 1758 / Cattle EQUUS / Equus caballus LINNÉ 1758 / Horse CAMELUS / Camelus bactrianus LINNÉ 1758 / Bactrian camel OVIS / Ovis aries (LINNÉ 1758) / Sheep CAPRA / Capra hircus (LINNÉ 1758) / Goat SUS / Sus (scrofa) domesticus (BRISSON 1762) / Pig CANIS / Canis familiaris (LINNÉ 1758) Dog / CAPREOLUS / Capreolus capreolus (LINNÉ 1758) / Deer AVES / - / Bird (fowl) Three camel bones found in features 16 and 17-21, deserve a special attention. They belong to at least two animals. Two of the three pieces are distal fragments of right scapula belonging to full-grown animal. The third find belonging to a camel is a poorly preserved fragment of the 8th vertebra. We succeeded in identifying the bones by species (dromedary or Bactrian camel). Comparison with the scapula pieces kept in the bone collection of the Veterinary University of Vienna made it clear that both finds belonged to Bactrian camels. The following can be said about mollusc remains: pieces found at the Dunavecse-Ugordáció site I, probably belong to freshwater, river and lake shells (species Unio). They could get to the Sarmatian settlement as a result of human activity, in the way of selective collection. Judging from earlier experiences, they were collected in certain seasons, mainly in spring, and less frequently in summer and autumn. They could play role in the nutrition of the inhabitants of the settlements. 151