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RÉGÉSZET - Tóth Anikó: Kiskundorozsma-Subasa (M5. Nr. 38. 26/90) késő avar temető állatcsont leletei (M5 Nr. 38, 26/90)
Anikó Tóth ENG Animal remains from the Late Avar Period cemetery of Kiskundorozsma-Subasa (M5 Nr. 38, 26/90) Anikó Tóth The area along the Tisza River was especially suitable for an agricultural, peasant lifestyle and for a change to a settled way of life due to its rich riverine and lacustrine environment. Graves yielding larger amounts of animal remains in the Late Avar Period cemetery of Subasa belonged mostly to women. They are characterised by an arrangement and composition of grave goods similar to children’s graves. Bones of small poultry placed in these graves may have served as provisions for the journey to the afterlife. They may have played an important role both in life and religion as indicated by the placement of grave goods. Animal remains in women’s graves included, furthermore, cattle, sheep, domestic hen and goose, and eggs. The latter could have had an apotropaic character in the case of children, and could be a symbol of fertility in the case of adult men and women (Matolcsi 1975, Matolcsi 1982, Bartosiewicz 1995). The amount of animal remains beside the two male skeletons is not significant: the domestic hen was placed beside the left pelvis. In the case of this cemetery, the bones of large mammals (rib, scapula, long bones) included decorated bone plates and other remains suitable for further processing as well. 101
