Funnel Beaker Animal Husbandry at Bronocice

Authors

  • Sarunas Milisauskas
  • Janusz Kruk
  • Marie-Lorraine Pipes

Keywords:

Funnel Beaker culture, Bronocice, southeastern Poland, husbandry, domesticated animals

Abstract

The Funnel Beaker or Trichterbecher (TRB) occupation at Bronocice, southeastern Poland (Małopolska) was based on a mixed farming economy, the cultivation of cereals and the keeping of domesticated animals. A zooarchaeological analysis and interpretation of the faunal assemblage from three phases of Funnel Beaker occupation (3800–3100 BC) revealed significant trends and patterns in animal husbandry practices reflective of increasing social complexity and specialization. In comparison with other sites in southeastern Poland the faunal data from Bronocice stands out as unique among Funnel Beaker sites with the exception of Zawarża

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2011-01-01

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Milisauskas, S., Kruk, J., & Pipes, M.-L. (2011). Funnel Beaker Animal Husbandry at Bronocice. Sprawozdania Archeologiczne, 63, 89–114. Retrieved from https://journals.iaepan.pl/sa/article/view/1131

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