AB Archaeologia Baltica 1392-5520 1392-5520 KU 12_031-045_PIPES_ET_AL Article Funnel Beaker animal husbandry at Bronocice Pipes Marie-Lorraine Pipesml@aol.com ∗ State University of New York at Buffalo Kruk Janusz kruk@archeo.pan.krakow.pl Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii PAN Makowicz-Poliszot Danuta Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii PAN Milišauskas Šarūnas smilis@buffalo.edu State University of New York at Buffalo Corresponding author. 12 31 45 25 11 2009 25 11 2009 15 02 2008 10 05 2008 10 01 2009 2009 Klaipėda University

The Funnel Beaker or Tricterbecher (TRB) occupation at Bronocice, southeastern Poland (Małopolska) was based on a mixed farming economy, the cultivation of cereals and the keeping of domesticated animals. A zooarchaeological analysis and interpretation of the faunal assemblage from three phases of Funnel Beaker occupation (3800-3100 BC) revealed significant trends and patterns in animal husbandry practices reflective of increasing social complexity and specialization. In comparison with other sites in southeastern Poland the faunal data from Bronocice stands out as unique among Funnel Beaker sites with the exception of Zawarża.