Особенности степного животноводства бронзового века по материалам погребально-поминальной практики синташтинской культуры (могильник Солнце II)
Attributes of the Bronze Age steppe animal husbandry based on the materials of the Sintashta culture funerary practices (Solntse II Cemetery)

Summary/Abstract: The study of seasonal use of archaeological sites helps to understand lifestyles of prehistoric communities. One possible method of such research is the analysis of dental cementum of animals from the ancient settlements and burial complexes. The method offers some data about the seasonality of the animals’ slaughter that may help to explain pastoral strategies. This study presents the results of the analysis of dental cementum of sacrificed animals from Solntse II cemetery, which are compared to the data from Ust’ye I settlement. Seasonal patterns of slaughtering suggest seasonality in their use, as there are no summer offerings discovered inside the graves. This observation suggests that at least a part of the settlement’s inhabitants could be partially mobile and move to summer pastures with herds.

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