Meat supply system of the late bronze age population of the Southern Trans-Urals (by archaezoological materials)

Authors

  • Aleksei YUr'evich Rassadnikov Author

Abstract

The paper analyzes the structure of the meat supply (relative proportions of meat from domestic
and wild animals in their diet) South Urals population in the Late Bronze Age, based on the analysis
of osteological spectra of the settlements. Working methods based on the use of weighting coefficients
pets. Researches showed predominance of beef meat in the diet of the population of the Late Bronze
Age of the Southern Trans-Urals. Less significant role played lab and horse meat.

Author Biography

  • Aleksei YUr'evich Rassadnikov

    Institute of History and Archaeology, Ural Branch of the Russian
    Academy of Sciences, Yekaterindurg, Russian Federation

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