Marta, Livius et al.: The Late Bronze Age Settlement of Nyíregyháza-Oros „Úr Csere” (Satu Mare, 2010)

X.Elisabeta Berendi: Archaeozoological Description of the Faunal Remnants

else was in the pit, a partial skeleton (only post-cranial elements) of a juvenile hare in pit Cx44, one completely burnt tibia fragment in Cxi23, another tibia fragment in Cx286, and an ulna fragment in Cx56/S33. The hare lives at similar environmental circumstances, as the red deer: on fields bordering meadows and forests. Presence of these bones and partial skeletons prove that people were hunting them, but probably only ritually or for fun. No cranial elements appeared which means that they probably slaughtered them at the place of hunting, and brought them in the village half-prepared for cooking.

Felis silvestris (cat)

Two cat remains were collected from the site: one metatarsus II from pit S25CxlO, and one metacarpus V from pit Cxl23, both adults and without artificial bone alterations. Based on these two small bones, no conclusion can be drawn, only the fact, that cat were present among the animals. Also, these bones could easily have been deposited later than the other ones, or brought in together with the filling soil.

Aves (bird)

Unidentified bird bone (diaphyseal fragment) was found in ritual pit Cx33, without artificial bone alterations, and no possibility to define it more precisely. Still, as this is the only bird remain collected from the whole site, and it happens to be a ritual pit, it is important, because it definitely did not end up in this pit by accident. Even though, no more information exists about it.

Esox lucius (pike)

Usually, fish bones are high in number at sites, but thanks to the collecting methods, they do not end up in the hands of scientists. These bones can be collected only by sieving or sediment-settling methods. Still, sometimes they appear by accident, like this one, stuck in the filling on a Bos taurus humerus fragment. Lucks for us, because

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