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Seasonality Estimation of Archaeological Sites Basing on Fish Bone Remains. The Case of Eneolithic Workshop Site Fofanovo XIII in Lake Onega

Askeyev I.V. (Kazan, Russian Federation), Tarasov A.Yu. (Petrozavodsk, Russian Federation), Shaymuratova D.N., Askeyev A.O., Monakhov S.P., Askeyev O.V. (Kazan, Russian Federation)

UDC 902/903 562

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24852/pa2022.3.41.158.169

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Excavations of the Eneolithic workshop site for making stone chopping tools the Fofanovo XIII on the western shore of Lake Onega (second half of the IV Millennium calBC) provided representative and faunistic assemblage consisting of relatively well preserved bones for the frst time in the Karelian archaeology. The assemblage makes it possible to study different aspects of the activity of the ancient population related to the exploitation of faunistic resources. The article presents the results of a seasonality estimation that is based on the analysis of the bone remains (vertebrae) of the absolutely prevailing in the assemblage specie – the zander. The authors’ analysis testifes that zander capturing was taking place during the snow-less season. This result confrms interpretation of the site as a specialized complex for seasonal specifc activities and for year-round habitation.

Keywords

аrchaeologyosteological analysisKareliaRussian Karelian typeworkshoposteological analysisseasonalityzandervertebraeannual rings

About the author(s)

Askeyev Igor V. Candidate of Biology sciences, Senior researcher, Associate Professor, The Institute of Problems in Ecology and Mineral Wealth, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Daurskaya str., 28, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, 420087; archaeozoologist@yandex.ru

Tarasov Alexey Yu. Candidate in history, Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences. Pushkinskaya str., 11, Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, 185910; taleksej@drevlanka.ru

Shaymuratova Dilyara N. Researcher. The Institute of Problems in Ecology and Mineral Wealth, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Daurskaya str., 28, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, 420087; galimovad@gmail.com

Askeyev Arthur O. Candidate of Biology Sciences, Researcher. The Institute of Problems in Ecology and Mineral Wealth, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Daurskaya str., 28, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, 420087; art.regulus@mail.ru

Monakhov Sergey P. The Institute of Problems in Ecology and Mineral Wealth, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Daurskaya str., 28, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, 420087; serega-28@inbox.ru

Askeyev Oleg V. Candidate of Biology Sciences. Head of Biomonitoring Laboratory, The Institute of Problems in Ecology and Mineral Wealth, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Daurskaya str., 28, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, 420087; parus.cyanus@