The Origins of Transhumant Pastoralism in Temperate Southeastern Europe

Download or read book The Origins of Transhumant Pastoralism in Temperate Southeastern Europe written by Elizabeth R. Arnold and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 2006 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chapter 7 describes the data examined in this investigation. In the chapter, each site is described, including site location, environment and nature of deposits. The mandibular and loose teeth remains are quantified by species and by major period. It also describes the thin sectioning data, both the modern comparative collection and the archaeological sample. Chapter 8 presents the results of the data analysis. The first part focuses on the tooth wear and eruption data, examining both production strategies and implications for the transhumant movement of herds. The second part focuses on the thin sectioning results. Chapter 9 presents the final conclusions regarding the data and discusses their implication in terms of the origins of transhumant pastoralism in the northern Balkans.