Sample name: Can Roqueta II

Reference: S. Albizuri, J. Maroto, J. Nadal, T. Majó, A. Sânchez Marco, X. Carlus, A. Rodriguez, and A. Palomo. 2015. Wild carnivore and wild bird deposits in an agro-pastoral community during the Bronze Age: Can Roqueta II (northeast Iberian Peninsula). Munibe Antropologia-Arkeologia 66:163-184 [ER 3945]

Lithology: siliciclastic (mixed)

Taphonomic context: human accumulation,settlement

Archaeology: burials,ceramics,metal tools

Habitat comments: "on the sandy and clayey soils surrounding the basin... A total of 121 pits have been documented... over a surface area of 11 ha... The site was occupied" and there are "pottery items for storage and cooking, saddle querns, crucibles, moulds and smelting remains. Pits/silos have been recorded containing material as- sociated with dwelling, feeding, production and storage and with funerary and ritual uses... Other semi-excavated dwelling structures have been documented – pit-houses... there are also structures that contain animal offerings without having human remains... 4881 remains were concentrated in the 47 funerary structures of 49 recorded in the central area of the site"

Life forms: carnivores,ungulates,other small mammals,birds,lizards,snakes,frogs

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 5292 specimens

Years: 1999, 2000

Sampling comments: the counts are broken down based on whether they were recovered from "funerary structures", "ritual structures", or as "intrusive or casual in funerary structures or additional installions"
screening and sieving aren't mentioned

Sample number: 4351

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2023-08-23 13:38:42

Modified: 2023-08-23 03:38:42