FAUNA DIN TEMPLUL LUI LIBER PATER DE LA APULUM
THE MAMMALIAN FAUNA FROM THE TEMPLE OF LIBER PATER IN APULUM

Summary/Abstract: After the short description of the analysed material, we tried to concentrate the data resulted from the analysis of each category of bones in tables. These tables contain elements connected with the identified species or the possibly present species in the sample under study, traces of human processing noticed on the bones, ages of slaughtering or death of the animals resulting from the stage of bone epiphysis suture and sizes or categories of estimated sizes. 1.5 Data concerning the identified species 1.5.1 Large ruminants Corroborating the data from the descriptive part of the analysis we could conclude that the animals were used in human consumption (as food for people). Among the identified bones there seem to be bones belonging to cervides, but there are no bone identifications which could confirm this affirmation. The slaughtering age at the most animals is above two years. There are also bones that indicate 3.5-4 years, but their proportion is insignificant so they can not allow conclusions. The calculated sizes or approximate ones reveal the existence of a medium-sized bovines (1200-1400 mm) with a relatively supple constitution. The animals identified at Apulum are similar with the animals existing and typical for the region and historical age (Gudea-Gudea 2000, p.241-278). These bovines constitute the result of crossing between the local races (whose size used to be smaller) and the imported, improved ones. It seems that the animals were destined for utilitarian uses (work), milk production and lastly for meat.

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