Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 15-22. (1985-1992)

I. Arheologie

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FAUNA DIN UNELE CASTRE $1 A$EZÄRI ROMANE

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ARCHEOLOGICAL AND FAUNISTIC INVESTIGATIONS AT THE ANTIC SETTLEMENT OF TIRNÄVIOARA

(Summary)

The archeological investigation made in the years 1972—1974 in the antic settlement Tirnävioara-„Cetate“ brought to light beside dweling (ceramics, iron-objects, ornament-objects etc) a number of 182 pieces of objects bone-rest of domestic and wild annimals from the dacic, roman and prefeudal epochs.

After the archaeological and faunistic investigations there could be formulated some conclusions: — The antic settlement of Tirnävioara — „Cetate“ was inhabited without interuption from the end of the Middle featene till the IV century of our ers, of a dacic and then daco-romanic population, that was engaged in agriculture and animal beeding (specially ovines and bovines). The bovines belong to two constitutional types: Bos brachyceros (the local race) and Bos primigenius (the race brought by the Roman colonists). The ovines belog to the race „the copper sheep and finally the horses belog to the Roman horse. The beeding of pigs was made ouly sporadically and huntind was not a constant occupation-