Folia archeologica 48.

István Vörös: Az aquincumi castrum mithraeumának állatcsontleletei

ANIMAL REMAINS FROM AQUINCUM 61 Fig. 3. Horn core, 1-4 cattle, 5. aurochs. 3. ábra Mithraeum. Szarvcsap. 1-4. starcasmarha, 5. őstt 2. Topographical arid anatomical distribution of the animal bone remains from the Mithraic temple Among the 874 pieces of animal bones, 73, 8 % (645 pieces) were found in the sanctuary, 13,7 % (119 pieces) in the central aisle and 12,5 % (110 pieces) in the parvis (Table 1.) In the NW corner of the sanctuary, west of the foundation altar in front of the relief, behind the Mithra Petrogenitus (snake) altar in a sacrificial pit there were 481 pieces of bones: cattle 18 pieces domestic hen 248 pieces fish 1 piece sheep 3 domestic goose 20 Pig 180 hare 1