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Zooarchaeological Evidence for Domestic Rituals in the I ron A ge Communities of North‐Eastern I beria (Present‐Day C atalonia) (Sixth–Second Century BC )
Author(s) -
Belarte Maria Carme,
ValenzuelaLamas Silvia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
oxford journal of archaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1468-0092
pISSN - 0262-5253
DOI - 10.1111/ojoa.12008
Subject(s) - conquest , pottery , archaeology , period (music) , geography , ancient history , sixth century , iron age , diversity (politics) , archaeological evidence , history , art , anthropology , aesthetics , sociology
Summary Many socio‐economic changes occurred in southern Europe during the first millennium BC . In north‐eastern I beria societies evolved from the small‐scale local groups of the L ate B ronze A ge to the more complex societies of the I ron A ge. Together with a diversity of material changes (detected in pottery, agricultural techniques, architecture, etc.), a new ritual manifestation is attested in the Ancient Iberian Period (about 550 BC ), lasting until some time after the R oman conquest. This consisted of sheep and goats (among other species) being carefully deposited below the floors of some domestic buildings. In this article the characteristics of these associated bone groups are described and their significance is discussed.