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This paper presents an archaeological report on the anonymous Fifth Dynasty mastaba AS 88 from the Abusir South necropolis, south west of the tomb of the official Kaaper (AS 1). The tomb was reduced to the ground in antiquity and only fundaments of its architectural disposition remain: the chapel and serdab located in the southernmost third of the ground plan, and the main burial Shaft 4 with looted burial chamber to the north. The tomb owner was a robust male who lived to relatively old age, between 40 and 60 years. Neighbouring ritual Shaft 5 has been undisturbed since antiquity and near its opening, a dislocated base of a combed ware vessel of Syro Palestinian provenance was found, probably having come from the looted burial equipment of Kaaper. Other selected ceramic, anthropological (including two undisturbed Old Kingdom burials in subsidiary shafts of the tomb), and archaeozoological finds are presented as well in the report. The last part of the article discusses the importance of similar structures in the broader understanding of the Old Kingdom at Abusir, as they provide a humble counterpart to the pyramids and major tombs of Royal Abusir.

Mastaba AS 104 is located above the Wadi Abusiri, to the south-east of the tomb of Kaaper (AS 1). It was preserved almost to the height of the former roofing, hence almost completely. The whole structure was built on a platform with a trapezoid section and, looking from the south, it must have appeared as a two-stepped structure. The core of the upper step was built of rather small undressed blocks of local limestone and contained a rectangular room (Serdab 2) and three deep shafts. It was covered with a layer of large and heavy mud bricks. The superstructure contained the main focal point of the funerary cult (cruciform chapel and Serdab 1). Contrary to other similar structures of roughly the same date, niching decorated only the eastern wall. The tomb was built for a custodian of the king’s property, Nyankhseshat, whose other titles reflect his position in the organization of work, the overseeing of gold procurement and a religious connection to metallurgy. This tomb represents, at least in the Abusir area, currently the last known tomb of transitional type. Apparently, in the Fourth or Fifth Dynasty, the main chapel fell into disuse and the mastaba was used by new owners (scribe of the treasury and royal wab-priest Sekhemka and his spouse, king’s acquaintance Henutsen), which is demonstrated by a limestone stela inserted into the eastern outer wall. Altogether five limestone basins were uncovered, four of them in situ. A number of interesting finds were collected in the shafts (wooden coffin fragments, copper and travertine models, a clay sealing, human bones, animal bones). This article presents an architectural and archaeological description of tomb AS 104 and offers some preliminary analyses of the finds, supplemented also by concise information on human and animal bones found. Last but not least, it describes documentation and methods used in the field.

During the spring season of 2018, the mastaba of Nyankhseshat (AS 104; 29.60 × 13.20 m), belonging to the transitional type of tombs, was excavated at Abusir South. The tomb is located to the southeast of Ity’s tomb (AS 10) on the edge of Wadi Abusiri. The whole structure, with the core of irregular limestone blocks and mud brick casing, was built on a platform with a trapezoidal section. The superstructure consisted of a cruciform chapel, Serdabs 1 and 2, three shafts and a corridor chapel. The name of the tomb owner and his most important title – property custodian of the king – were preserved on an offering basin and a wooden panel in the western wall of the chapel (with a shortened form as Ishet). The mastaba was built in the early Fourth Dynasty. However, it was reused in the first half of the Fifth Dynasty (the reign of Neferirkare) when a stela of scribe of Treasury Sekhemka and his consort, Henutsen, were added, along with four limestone offering basins found in situ in the corridor. Although all the shafts were looted, they brought to light remains of burials. Apart from human bones, the remnants of the burial equipment were uncovered, including fragments of wooden coffins, travertine and copper model vessels, ceramic sherds and a mud sealing with the name of King Neferirkare. Animal bones and natural animal mummies were collected as well. Three structures, excavated only partially, were located in the vicinity of AS 104: AS 105 (to the east), AS 107 (to the north) and AS 108 (to the south).

This article summarises the excavations of tomb AS 91, uncovered during the autumn season of 2016 at Abusir South. The mastaba was highly damaged and its superstructure had almost completely disappeared. Three shafts were detected in the mastaba core. Shafts 1 and 2 were rather shallow, but to the contrary, Shaft 3 was considerably deeper, and at its bottom, an unfinished burial chamber was hewn. The burial had been looted, but a few fragmentarily preserved human bones, a fairly high number of animal remains, and even two Barn Owl skeletons were collected there. The archaeological report is supported by an archaeozoological analysis of the animal remains and by an anthropological study of the fragmentary human bones.

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Cieľom je predstaviť a interpretovať výsledky analýzy faunálnych pozostatkov z vrcholnostredovekého hradu Peťuša v katastrálnom území Ostrá Lúka, okres Zvolen. Analyzovaný súbor pochádza z výskumu lokality v rokoch 2011–2017. Osteologické pozostatky tvorilo celkovo 6 791 fragmentov s hmotnosťou približne 49,3 kg. Pri analýze boli použité kvantifikačné metódy – NISP a MNI. Dominovali domáce druhy (napr. tur domáci, sviňa domáca, ovca/koza atď.) nad lovenými (napr. srnec hôrny, jeleň obyčajný, zajac poľný atď.). Zároveň tu boli zachytené aj pozostatky komenzálnych živočíchov a malakofauna. Na lokalite sa objavuje hlavne bežný kuchynský odpad so stopami po sekaní a rezaní, ale zachytené boli aj stopy po zuboch hlodavcov či mäsožravcov. Na niektorých kostiach boli zaznamenané aj stopy po pôsobení žiaru, predovšetkým na domácich druhoch (ovca/koza, sviňa domáca, tur domáci), vyskytujú sa však aj na kostiach divých druhov (jeleň, srnec). Na lokalite predpokladáme aj spracovanie kostí na polotovary, prípadne ide o odpad z remeselníckej výroby (odštiepky parohoviny, stopy po pílení, vŕtaní a pod.).

The assemblage of 248 bone fragments and teeth was subjected to archaeo-zoological analysis. They were found in features 1,2, 61, 66 and 70, and dated to phases B and C of the Early Middle Ages and unearthed on site 362 in Poznań-Nowe Miasto (Tab. 2). In the assemblage of animal remains dated to phase B of the Early Middle Ages, 148 fragments in total were identified. The most frequent were those of cattle (Bos primigenius f. domestica – 43.91% – Tab. 3), followed by pigs (Sus scrofa f. domestica – 36.48%). By contrast, the least numerous group was that of the bone remains of small ruminants: mainly sheep (Ovis orientalis f. domestica) and, even less frequent, goat (Capra aegagrus f. domestica – 16.21% – Tab. 3). The last domesticated species identified was chickens (Gallus gallus f. domestica – 2.7%). Only a single bone fragment from a wild animal was recorded; it came from a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus – Tab. 3 ). The assemblage of bone remains dated to phase C contains only two identified bones. Both originated from the skeleton of a pig (Tab. 4). An analysis of the anatomical distribution of cattle remains, in line with the technical division of a carcass, showed cranial bone fragments to be the most numerous (43.07% – Tab. 7), followed by trunk bone fragments (18.46%), those of the proximal part of pelvic limbs (13.84%), proximal part of thoracic limbs and the distal part of pelvic limbs (10.76% each). In the case of pig remains, the greatest share also belonged to fragments originating from the head (Tab. 8). A relatively high incidence and percentage share also characterized bone fragments coming from the proximal part of thoracic limbs, proximal part of pelvic limbs as well as the trunk. In the case of small ruminants, head bone fragments were the most numerous. Also, several bone fragments of each of the following categories were identified: trunk, proximal parts of limbs, and the distal part of pelvic limbs (Tab. 9). The identification of the sex of animals was possible only with respect to pig remains – a single tooth from a female and two teeth from a male were recorded. The state of preservation of the animal remains from the site, specifically their advanced fragmentation, made osteometric analyses difficult. Only a few cattle bones and a single sheep bone had their metric characteristics preserved. In no case was it possible to calculate their height at shoulder level. Only the application of the point method helped estimate the morphology of the cattle used on the site in the 7th- 8th century. The results show the cattle to vary morphologically: medium-height varieties, having an estimated height at shoulder of about 108-110 cm, are mixed with tall varieties, perhaps having the characteristics of ‘primigenius’ cattle, with an estimated height of 138 cm. Most of the damage recorded on the animal bones from the site was done in the second taphonomic phase, i.e. after they had been discarded (in most cases these were traces of gnawing by dogs) (Tab. 11). A few traces left in the first phase were also identified. They included notches, traces of chopping, a hole bored in a proximal epiphysis to extract marrow (Photo 2-4), as well as traces of singeing and charring (Tab. 11). In addition, a small awl, made from a roe deer radius, was identified in the fill of the destroyed semi-dugout (inv. no. 51/09) (Tab. 11; Photo 1).

The paper summarizes all available information on the black rat (Rattus rattus) occurrence in South Bohemia. Both archaeozoological and zoological data are reviewed. The first record of the black rat in South Bohemia dates back to the late 14th century. Bones of at least six individuals were discovered during archaeological excavation of a non-functional well in the town hall of České Budějovice. The rodent was present there also during the period of mid-15th - early 16th century, as evidenced by finding of the osteological remains of at least two black rats in a waste midden. The other possible medieval locality of the black rat is the Netolice town, where a single bone was collected. The uncertainty of dating is due to the archaeological context, when much younger period is also an option. During the 20th century the black rat mummies were discovered in a house in Český Krumlov town and in a mill nearby České Budějovice. The mummified individuals were dated back to the 18th century and the forties or fifties of the 20th century, respectively. In the 19th century an undated stuffed specimen of the black rat from the Nové Hrady town was stored in the house of Schwarzenberg natural history collections. Whereas voucher specimens for recent occurrences are either lost or dubious, the medieval black rat bones are preserved in the Prachatice Museum and the Museum of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. As there are no records of the black rat in South Bohemia since the 1950s, the species is presumed extinct here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Cieľom príspevku je predstaviť a interpretovať faunálne pozostatky z archeologického výskumu predhradia NKP Hrad Dobrá Niva v katastrálnom území obce Podzámčok, okres Zvolen. Analýzou osteologického materiálu bola zistená veľká rozmanitosť druhov zvierat s dominanciou domácich druhov nad lovenými. Archeologická vzorka fauny poukazuje hlavne na bežný domáci odpad, čo dokladajú viaceré stopy po sekaní a rezaní na kostiach. Na niektorých fragmentoch boli tiež zachytené stopy po zuboch hlodavcov. Na kostiach domácich druhov (hovädzí dobytok, ovca/koza, ošípaná) boli spozorované aj známky po tepelnom spracovaní. Vzhľadom na prírodné prostredie, v ktorom je hrad Dobrá Niva zasadený, analýza osteologického materiálu zvierat poukázala na lokálnu ekonomiku obyvateľov hradu pri získavaní mäsitej potravy s využitím lovu v okolitých lesoch, vodách a na pasienkoch ako doplnkovej stravy.

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The paper presents the results of bioarchaeological analyses (plant macro-remains analysis, anthracological analysis, pollen analysis and archaeozoological analysis) which were done on samples taken from the fills of features investigated at the construction site of a new hall for the company AISIN in the Písek industrial zone in 2014. The fills of several dozen archaeological features dating to the transition between the Early and Middle Bronze Age, the Middle Bronze Age, the Late Bronze Age, the Hallstatt period and the La Tène period were examined and floated. These investigations enabled us to reconstruct changes in the forest and landscape structure. The obtained palaeoeconomic findings are very important. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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