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The Pena d’Agua Rock-shelter (Torres Novas, Portugal) was excavated in 1992–2000, revealing a long stratigraphic and cultural sequence including Middle Neolithic occupations. A preliminary study on its fauna was published by Valente (1998) based on the 1992–1994 material, but the 1997–2000 campaigns remained unstudied. The aim of this study is to present the full fauna analysis of the layer Db, dated from the earlier phases of that period. Like other assemblages from the same time frame in the area, the fauna collection understudy is small. Its bones showed several surface and chemical alterations due to sediment pressure, exposure to fire and water percolation. Regarding the taxonomical abundances, most remains were classified as rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and sheep and/or goat (Ovis aries/Capra hircus). A few specimens of cervid, fox (Vulpes vulpes) and bird were also identified. The other fauna assemblages from the region show either the prevalence of the caprine component (as in Pena d’Agua) or a higher abundance of cervids. This trend may reflect a specialized animal exploitation and we propose that the Middle Neolithic human communities in the Limestone Massif had a subsistence strategy based on caprine exploration, supplemented by some cervid (red deer) hunting. These hunter-herders groups were probably highly mobile and may have practiced some kind of transhumance (or itinerant pastoralism), for which the details are still unknown. Keywords: Middle Neolithic, Zooarchaeology, Pena d’Agua Rock-shelter, Portuguese Estremadura, Hunter-Herders. Resumo: Cacadores e pastores no macico calcario estremenho: a fauna do Neolitico Medio do sitio do abrigo da Pena d´Agua (Torres Novas, Portugal) O abrigo da Pena d’Agua (Torres Novas, Portugal) foi escavado entre 1992 e 2000, tendo revelado uma longa sequencia estratigrafica e cultural, incluindo ocupacoes pertencentes ao Neolitico Medio. Uma analise preliminar foi publicada por Valente (1998), com base no material de 1992-1994; as campanhas de 1997-2000 permaneceram por estudar. O objetivo deste estudo passa por apresentar a analise zooarqueologica da fauna pertencente a camada Db, atribuida a fase inicial do periodo. Tal como outros contextos do mesmo periodo cronologico da regiao, a colecao faunistica analisada e de pequenas dimensoes. Os restos osseos demonstram varias alteracoes superficiais e quimicas, devido a pressao do sedimento, a exposicao ao fogo e percolacao da agua. Em relacao as abundâncias taxonomicas, a maioria dos restos foram classificados como pertencentes a coelho (Oryctolagus cuniculus) e ovelha e/ou cabra (Ovis aries/Capra hircus). Identificou-se ainda alguns restos como pertencentes a cervideos, raposa (Vulpes vulpes) e ave. Os outros contextos faunisticos da regiao revelam tanto a prevalencia da componente caprina (como na Pena d´Agua) ou uma maior abundancia de cervideos. Esta tendencia pode refletir uma exploracao animal especializada e propomos que as comunidades humanas do Neolitico Medio no Macico Calcario teriam uma estrategia de subsistencia baseada na exploracao caprina, completada pela caca de alguns cervideos (veados). Estes grupos de cacadores e pastores seriam provavelmente bastante moveis e podem ter praticado algum tipo de transumância (ou pecuaria itinerante), para a qual os detalhes sao ainda desconhecidos. Palavras-Chave : Neolitico Medio, Zooarqueologia, Abrigo da Pena d’Agua, Estremadura Portuguesa, Caca-dores e Pastores.

Hunter-herders in the limestone massif of Estremadura: Middle Neolithic fauna from the Pena d’Água rock-shelter (Torres Novas, Portugal)