Abstract
The article deals with osteological complexes of the Maray 1 hillfort located in the forest-steppe area of the Ishim River region. The research materials were obtained from the excavations carried out in 2010 and 2019. The main periods of the site habitation recorded for the hillfort are the early chronological horizon represented by the settlement of the Krasnoozerka Culture of the Bronze to Iron Age transitional period (9th–7th c. BC), and the late cultural layer which is marked by the hillfort of the beginning of the Early Iron Age, left by the population of the Baitovo Culture (4th–2nd c. BC). From each layer associated with different periods of the site habitation, archaeo-zoological collections have been selected. The purpose of this work is to determine the type of economy of the Maray 1 population during the two major habitation phases. The essential research materials comprised of oste-ological collections obtained from the Krasnoozerka and Baitovo layers. The research technique included bone determinations based on comparison with the reference skeletal collections from the Museum of the Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Yekaterinburg), using anatomy atlases [Gromova, 1950]. Determination of subfossil bird bones was carried out in the same institute, and it in-cluded comparison of the bones from the settlement with the reference osteological collection of modern bird spe-cies. The species attribution was based on morphological structure of the bones and their fragments. The oste-ological collection of the Maray 1 hillfort is stored in the Museum under No. 2361. Analysis of the species compo-sition of osteological complexes from the two main habitation periods allowed distinguishing domestic and wild animals, including birds. The proportions of the number of bones and representatives of domestic and wild fauna have been analyzed. In the Krasnoozerka Culture materials, significant predominance of wild animal bones has been determined, which suggests that the economy of the Krasnoozerka settlement was dominated by the appropri-ating activities with a significant role of hunting (mainly elk). In the Baitovo layer, bones of domestic animals signifi-cantly prevail over those of wild fauna, suggesting that the economy was based on producing sectors.
Highlights
Крупный рогатый скот Лошадь Мелкий рогатый скот ВсегоВ баитовском слое процент костей головы и зубов значительно выше, чем в красноозерском слое (27 против 9 %)
Processing of the osteological collection was performed within the framework of project 18-04-00982 A
Summary
В баитовском слое процент костей головы и зубов значительно выше, чем в красноозерском слое (27 против 9 %). Что дистальный отдел конечностей практически не содержит мяса, можно судить о том, что древнее население использовало части туловища в большей степени, чем конечности (проксимальный отдел). В ходе работы в красноозерских материалах определено 47 костей мелкого рогатого скота (7 %), происходящих минимум от 8 особей. Среди отделов скелета преобладают кости проксимального отдела, их доля составила 46 %. Доля костей дистального отдела составила 26 % от всех костей мелкого рогатого скота. Туловищного отдела и зубов приблизительно одинакова (от 8,5 до 11 %) Что население использовало в пищу наиболее мясные части конечностей. Соотношение отделов скелета крупного рогатого скота из раскопок городища Марай 1
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