Funnel Beaker animal husbandry at Bronocice
Volume 12 (2009), pp. 31–45
Pub. online: 25 November 2009
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Received
15 February 2008
15 February 2008
Revised
10 May 2008
10 May 2008
Accepted
10 January 2009
10 January 2009
Published
25 November 2009
25 November 2009
Abstract
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.