| Title: | Late Neolithic fish remains from the Stare gmajne pile-dwelling site at the Ljubljansko barje in Slovenia |
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| Authors: | ID Galik, Alfred (Author)
ID Nikolaidou, Dafni (Author)
ID Caf, Nina (Author)
ID Le Bailly, Matthieu (Author)
ID Tolar, Tjaša (Author) |
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.08 - Published Scientific Conference Contribution |
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| Organization: |  ZRC SAZU - The Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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| Abstract: | Archaeological excavations carried out in the kitchen of the Trinité de Vendôme Abbey (Loir-et-Cher,
France) uncovered large quantities of vertebrate remains and, among them, numerous fish bones. Most
remains stem from contexts dated to the 12th–13th centuries. They were recovered by sieving sediment
with a 2 mm square mesh. The fish bones were so abundant that it was decided that only a subsample of
ca. 15,000 bones and ca. 27,000 scales would be studied. A total of 3155 bones were identified. Thirteen
taxa are present in the assemblage, the foremost of which is the herring with a little less than 1800 bones.
Numerous remains from freshwater and migratory species are also present, as cyprinids, bullhead, eel and
sturgeon constitute the next four species by number of identified specimens. Salmonids, pike, perch, loach,
stickleback and shad are also represented but by fewer bones. Marine species other than herring are very
rare; common mackerel and conger eel are nonetheless identified. When permitted by the number of bones,
the analysis of body part representation indicates that the remains correlate to food preparation rather than
plate waste. The large number of scales also points in this direction. This study documents the consumption of fish in the monastery, which is dominated by herring in number of bones, though probably not in
terms of flesh weight, and is characterised by a relatively high taxonomic diversity for an inland site. The
demonstrated presence of sturgeon, probably related to the status of the consumers, should also be noted. |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Year of publishing: | 2026 |
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| Number of pages: | Str. 97-108 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-28671  |
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| UDC: | 903:597.2/.5(497.4)"634.7" |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 273260291 |
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| Copyright: | Copyright © 2026 Verlag Holzhausen GmbH
Bestimmte Rechte vorbehalten. |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 26. 3. 2026;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 27.03.2026 |
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