Unelte din mandibule de câine (Canis familiaris) de la Căscioarele Ostrovel (cultura Gumelnița)
Dog (Canis familiaris) mandibles tools from Căscioarele Ostrovel (Gumelnița culture)

Summary/Abstract: The faunal materials preserved from the Eneolithic tell-settlement of Căscioarele Ostrovel were an important source of information that contributed to the characterization of the animal paleo-economy of this site, as well as of the animal bone industry. In this presentation we analyse from a techno-functional point of view a series of dog mandibles (Canis familiaris) from the Gumelnița A2 level at Căscioarele Ostrovel. These mandibles present technological interventions at the level of the coronoid process with the intention of creating a sharp active surface, but also traces of use-wear as a result of their use most likely in the processing of soft materials (leather or vegetable). Such discoveries remain unique for this period.

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