Zooarchaeological perspectives on the medieval consumptionscape at Monte Iato (Sicily)

IF 2 2区地球科学 Q1 ANTHROPOLOGY

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI:10.1007/s12520-025-02306-3

Benjamin Wimmer

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Abstract

This paper presents faunal remains from medieval Monte Iato in Western Sicily. Five assemblages from independent architectural structures in close spatial proximity are discussed. The architectural features from which the material was recovered date to the 13th century AD. At this time Monte Iato was a stronghold of insurrectionists under Arab leadership against Emperor Frederick II. During the ensuing power struggles the settlement on the mountain plateau was destroyed twice according to literary sources – in 1222/1223 AD and again in 1246 AD. Faunal remains from this time highlight different synchronous consumption patterns in close proximity. Three architectural units show a basic subsistence strategy focussing predominantly on sheep and goat. The other two units diverge significantly. Faunal remains from one house show a high percentage of deer and equid remains which can tentatively be linked to an elevated social status. The material from another house is dominated by pig, possibly due to a high proportion of residual bones. While the assemblages’ diverging patterns were in part created by contrasting taphonomic pathways, they may also reflect the different socio-economic status of the consumers involved.

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西西里岛Monte Iato中世纪消费景观的动物考古学视角

本文介绍了西西里岛西部中世纪蒙特亚托的动物遗迹。讨论了空间接近的独立建筑结构的五个组合。这些材料的建筑特征可以追溯到公元13世纪。此时，蒙特亚托是阿拉伯人领导的反对腓特烈二世皇帝的叛乱分子的据点。根据文献资料，在随后的权力斗争中，这个位于高原上的定居点被摧毁了两次——公元1222/1223年和1246年。这一时期的动物遗迹突出了不同的同步消费模式。三个建筑单元显示了主要以绵羊和山羊为主的基本生存策略。另外两个单位差别很大。一所房子的动物遗骸显示出很高比例的鹿和马科动物遗骸，这可以暂时与较高的社会地位联系起来。另一所房子的材料主要是猪，可能是因为残余骨头的比例很高。虽然这些组合的不同模式部分是由不同的地理路径造成的，但它们也可能反映了所涉及的消费者的不同社会经济地位。

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Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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4.80

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18.20%

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199

期刊介绍： Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences covers the full spectrum of natural scientific methods with an emphasis on the archaeological contexts and the questions being studied. It bridges the gap between archaeologists and natural scientists providing a forum to encourage the continued integration of scientific methodologies in archaeological research. Coverage in the journal includes: archaeology, geology/geophysical prospection, geoarchaeology, geochronology, palaeoanthropology, archaeozoology and archaeobotany, genetics and other biomolecules, material analysis and conservation science. The journal is endorsed by the German Society of Natural Scientific Archaeology and Archaeometry (GNAA), the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (HSC), the Association of Italian Archaeometrists (AIAr) and the Society of Archaeological Sciences (SAS).