Faunal remains from an Almohad (Ad XII/XIII) silo at the Castle of Aljezur (Portugal)

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Autor(a) principal: Mota, Diogo
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Cardoso, João Luís
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/5662
Resumo: The analysis of a faunal collection from a storage silo found in the castle of Aljezur, dating from the Almohad period (XII/XIIIth centuries AD), is presented. It appears that the community occupying the castle concentrated on hunting species such as the rabbit, wild boar, red deer and Iberian lynx, while evidences of stockbreeding were scarce and centered upon caprines with horses and chicken playing minor role. The presence of a large dog has been assumed to be an aid for hunting but possibly also in herd keeping. With the exception of the lynx, all large mammals evidenced traces of consumption. The domestic cat is taken to represent a pet whereas the lynx had probably a role as a fur provider. It should be noted that equids and the pond turtle were probably food items. Rodents are taken to represent commensals whereas the toad of the Genus Bufo probably represented an intrusive element.
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spelling Faunal remains from an Almohad (Ad XII/XIII) silo at the Castle of Aljezur (Portugal)ArqueologiaHistóriaZooarqueologiaIslâmicoAlmoahadaAljezurAlgarvePortugalZooarqueologíaÉpoca islámicaThe analysis of a faunal collection from a storage silo found in the castle of Aljezur, dating from the Almohad period (XII/XIIIth centuries AD), is presented. It appears that the community occupying the castle concentrated on hunting species such as the rabbit, wild boar, red deer and Iberian lynx, while evidences of stockbreeding were scarce and centered upon caprines with horses and chicken playing minor role. The presence of a large dog has been assumed to be an aid for hunting but possibly also in herd keeping. With the exception of the lynx, all large mammals evidenced traces of consumption. The domestic cat is taken to represent a pet whereas the lynx had probably a role as a fur provider. It should be noted that equids and the pond turtle were probably food items. Rodents are taken to represent commensals whereas the toad of the Genus Bufo probably represented an intrusive element.Se presenta el estudio de un conjunto faunístico recogido en un silo del castillo de Aljezur en época Almohade (siglos XII/XIII d.C.). Se atestigua una notable actividad cinegética centrada sobre el conejo con aportes secundarios de ciervos, jabalíes y lince ibérico. Las evidencias pecuarias, centradas sobre caprinos y con équidos y gallinas como grupos secundarios, son marginales. Se asume que el perro actuó como auxiliar de caza y no tanto en la vigilancia de rebaños. En el caso de los macromamíferos, con excepción hecha del lince, las evidencias apuntan al consumo de la carne. El gato probablemente representó un animal de compañía en tanto que la presencia de lince se justificaría por su interés peletero. Tanto los équidos como el galápago parecen representar elementos de consumo. Frente a ellos, los restos de roedores representan animales comensales en tanto que los de sapo del género Bufo representan intrusivosRepositório AbertoMota, DiogoCardoso, João Luís2016-10-11T14:28:22Z20162016-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/5662enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-07T16:04:17ZPortal AgregadorONG
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Faunal remains from an Almohad (Ad XII/XIII) silo at the Castle of Aljezur (Portugal)
title Faunal remains from an Almohad (Ad XII/XIII) silo at the Castle of Aljezur (Portugal)
spellingShingle Faunal remains from an Almohad (Ad XII/XIII) silo at the Castle of Aljezur (Portugal)
Mota, Diogo
Arqueologia
História
Zooarqueologia
Islâmico
Almoahada
Aljezur
Algarve
Portugal
Zooarqueología
Época islámica
title_short Faunal remains from an Almohad (Ad XII/XIII) silo at the Castle of Aljezur (Portugal)
title_full Faunal remains from an Almohad (Ad XII/XIII) silo at the Castle of Aljezur (Portugal)
title_fullStr Faunal remains from an Almohad (Ad XII/XIII) silo at the Castle of Aljezur (Portugal)
title_full_unstemmed Faunal remains from an Almohad (Ad XII/XIII) silo at the Castle of Aljezur (Portugal)
title_sort Faunal remains from an Almohad (Ad XII/XIII) silo at the Castle of Aljezur (Portugal)
author Mota, Diogo
author_facet Mota, Diogo
Cardoso, João Luís
author_role author
author2 Cardoso, João Luís
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório Aberto
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Mota, Diogo
Cardoso, João Luís
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Arqueologia
História
Zooarqueologia
Islâmico
Almoahada
Aljezur
Algarve
Portugal
Zooarqueología
Época islámica
topic Arqueologia
História
Zooarqueologia
Islâmico
Almoahada
Aljezur
Algarve
Portugal
Zooarqueología
Época islámica
description The analysis of a faunal collection from a storage silo found in the castle of Aljezur, dating from the Almohad period (XII/XIIIth centuries AD), is presented. It appears that the community occupying the castle concentrated on hunting species such as the rabbit, wild boar, red deer and Iberian lynx, while evidences of stockbreeding were scarce and centered upon caprines with horses and chicken playing minor role. The presence of a large dog has been assumed to be an aid for hunting but possibly also in herd keeping. With the exception of the lynx, all large mammals evidenced traces of consumption. The domestic cat is taken to represent a pet whereas the lynx had probably a role as a fur provider. It should be noted that equids and the pond turtle were probably food items. Rodents are taken to represent commensals whereas the toad of the Genus Bufo probably represented an intrusive element.
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