The “Monumental Complex” located on the plateau of the Civita at Tarquinia (VT, Italy), is an important Etruscan site dated between the10th and the 2nd centuries BC. Excavations (1989-2011 years) were carried directed by M. Bonghi Jovino and G. Bagnasco Gianni who teachEtruscology at the University of Milan. The aim of this study is to analyse some cut marks recorded that were identified on the dog bonesfound in areas G, H, HM, L, M, O. These are added to the results of the animal remain study carried out by C. Sorrentino in 1986 and by E.Bedini in 1997, in order to better understand the role of dog in Etruscan ritual practices, as food source, and as raw material for the produc-tion of bone tools. The results are also compared with those from other Etruscan sites in which dog in present in burials or in ritual contexts
I resti di cane provenienti dal Complesso Monumentale della Civita di Tarquinia (VT): considerazioni sulle ossa con tracce di macellazione.
Silvia Bandera
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2019-01-01
Abstract
The “Monumental Complex” located on the plateau of the Civita at Tarquinia (VT, Italy), is an important Etruscan site dated between the10th and the 2nd centuries BC. Excavations (1989-2011 years) were carried directed by M. Bonghi Jovino and G. Bagnasco Gianni who teachEtruscology at the University of Milan. The aim of this study is to analyse some cut marks recorded that were identified on the dog bonesfound in areas G, H, HM, L, M, O. These are added to the results of the animal remain study carried out by C. Sorrentino in 1986 and by E.Bedini in 1997, in order to better understand the role of dog in Etruscan ritual practices, as food source, and as raw material for the produc-tion of bone tools. The results are also compared with those from other Etruscan sites in which dog in present in burials or in ritual contexts
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