Anatomical study of animal remains from Phoenician-Punic amphorae found in the Santa Giusta Pond, Sardinia (Italy)
During the underwater excavations carried out in the Santa Giusta Pond, near Oristano, Sardinia, a significant amount of Phoenician- Punic materials was brought to light including amphorae (dating back to 7<sup>th</sup>-2<sup>nd</sup> century BC) and vegetal and animal remain...
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| author | Laura Portas Vittorio Farina Carla Del Vais Marcella Carcupino Ferdinando Gazza Ignazio Sanna Marco Zedda |
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| description | During the underwater excavations carried out in the Santa Giusta Pond, near Oristano, Sardinia, a significant amount of Phoenician- Punic materials was brought to light including amphorae (dating back to 7<sup>th</sup>-2<sup>nd</sup> century BC) and vegetal and animal remains. All of these archaeological finds may come from Othoca, an important Phoenician- Punic city on the eastern shore of the pond, geographically corresponding with the modern-day town of Santa Giusta. Animal materials consist of more than 3000 very well-preserved remains, belonging to sheep (<em>Ovis aries</em>), goat (<em>Capra hircus</em>) and cattle (<em>Bos taurus</em>). Bone analyses allowed reconstructing the slaughtering methods, as well as manipulation procedures carried out to preserve meat in order to be exported overseas. Although pig (<em>Sus scrofa</em>) played an important economical role in other Sardinian Phoenician-Punic settlements, in this archaeological context this species is absent, suggesting that the meat contained in the amphorae was probably destined to other areas of the Mediterranean basin, where people did not eat pork. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b9e8b6644964ee1a5311c64dc60b4fd2022-12-22T00:23:20ZengPAGEPress PublicationsJournal of Biological Research1826-88382284-02302015-12-0188210.4081/jbr.2015.50734573Anatomical study of animal remains from Phoenician-Punic amphorae found in the Santa Giusta Pond, Sardinia (Italy)Laura Portas0Vittorio Farina1Carla Del Vais2Marcella Carcupino3Ferdinando Gazza4Ignazio Sanna5Marco Zedda6Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, SassariDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, SassariDepartment of History, Cultural Heritage and Territory, University of Cagliari, CagliariDepartment of Natural and Territory Sciences, University of Sassari, SassariDepartment of Medico-Veterinary Sciences, University of Parma, ParmaCultural Heritage Authority for Cagliari and Oristano Provinces, CagliariDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, SassariDuring the underwater excavations carried out in the Santa Giusta Pond, near Oristano, Sardinia, a significant amount of Phoenician- Punic materials was brought to light including amphorae (dating back to 7<sup>th</sup>-2<sup>nd</sup> century BC) and vegetal and animal remains. All of these archaeological finds may come from Othoca, an important Phoenician- Punic city on the eastern shore of the pond, geographically corresponding with the modern-day town of Santa Giusta. Animal materials consist of more than 3000 very well-preserved remains, belonging to sheep (<em>Ovis aries</em>), goat (<em>Capra hircus</em>) and cattle (<em>Bos taurus</em>). Bone analyses allowed reconstructing the slaughtering methods, as well as manipulation procedures carried out to preserve meat in order to be exported overseas. Although pig (<em>Sus scrofa</em>) played an important economical role in other Sardinian Phoenician-Punic settlements, in this archaeological context this species is absent, suggesting that the meat contained in the amphorae was probably destined to other areas of the Mediterranean basin, where people did not eat pork.http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jbr/article/view/5073Phoenician-Punic amphoraeSheepGoatCattleZooarchaeology |
| spellingShingle | Laura Portas Vittorio Farina Carla Del Vais Marcella Carcupino Ferdinando Gazza Ignazio Sanna Marco Zedda Anatomical study of animal remains from Phoenician-Punic amphorae found in the Santa Giusta Pond, Sardinia (Italy) Journal of Biological Research Phoenician-Punic amphorae Sheep Goat Cattle Zooarchaeology |
| title | Anatomical study of animal remains from Phoenician-Punic amphorae found in the Santa Giusta Pond, Sardinia (Italy) |
| title_full | Anatomical study of animal remains from Phoenician-Punic amphorae found in the Santa Giusta Pond, Sardinia (Italy) |
| title_fullStr | Anatomical study of animal remains from Phoenician-Punic amphorae found in the Santa Giusta Pond, Sardinia (Italy) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anatomical study of animal remains from Phoenician-Punic amphorae found in the Santa Giusta Pond, Sardinia (Italy) |
| title_short | Anatomical study of animal remains from Phoenician-Punic amphorae found in the Santa Giusta Pond, Sardinia (Italy) |
| title_sort | anatomical study of animal remains from phoenician punic amphorae found in the santa giusta pond sardinia italy |
| topic | Phoenician-Punic amphorae Sheep Goat Cattle Zooarchaeology |
| url | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jbr/article/view/5073 |
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