New data on the subfossil fauna from “Forum Serdica” (Sofia City, Bulgaria; 3rd-19th century AD)
Presented are the results of the excavations in the central Sofia circus of 3rd-4th to 16-19th c. AD from 2016, deposited over the Roman “Forum Serdica”. They number 8313 bone/shell finds of 47 taxa (at least 36 species and domestic forms) of invertebrates (mollusks - land snails and freshwater muss...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Historia naturalis bulgarica |
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| Online Access: | https://www.nmnhs.com/historia-naturalis-bulgarica/article.php?id=000413000242017 |
| Summary: | Presented are the results of the excavations in the central Sofia circus of 3rd-4th to 16-19th c. AD from 2016, deposited over the Roman “Forum Serdica”. They number 8313 bone/shell finds of 47 taxa (at least 36 species and domestic forms) of invertebrates (mollusks - land snails and freshwater mussels) and vertebrate animals (bony ray-finned fishes, birds and mammals /incl. man/). One species, the Aurochs, is globally extinct and 1 disappeared from the recent fauna of Bulgaria (Great bustard). Seven species are listed in the country’s Red Data Book: European carp, Great bustard, Eurasian lynx, Gray wolf, Red deer, Brown bear, and Wildcat. |
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| ISSN: | 0205-3640 |