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Pigs of the “Far West”: the biometry of Sus from archaeological sites in Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorAlbarella, Umberto
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Simon
dc.contributor.authorDetry, Cleia
dc.contributor.authorRowley-Conwy, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-31T09:15:23Z
dc.date.available2017-08-31T09:15:23Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThe main purpose of this study is to outline the osteometric variation of Sus from the Neolithic to the present day in Portugal.We start by focussing upon two important Chalcolithic sites —Zambujal and Leceia— with their abundant collections of suid bones and teeth. Although it is difficult to clearly assign individual specimens as wild or domestic Sus, the general patterns of distribution of measurements suggest that, at both sites, pig husbandry was more important than wild boar hunting, with slightly more wild boar being represented at Zambujal. Moreover, it appears that, in Portugal Chalcolithic, wild boar was larger than in the Mesolithic. The scarcity of data from Neolithic sites makes it difficult to determine exactly when the pig was first domesticated in Portugal. Our Iron Age to Islamic data indicate stability of pig size in these periods but an abundance of larger forms of Sus in the Islamic period seems more likely to signal an increase of wild boar hunting rather than an improvement of the domestic form. Slight shape differences between wild boar and pig third mandibular molars tend to corroborate this hypothesis. The Portuguese wild boar was and still is smaller than wild boar from regions east of the Iberian Peninsula.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractOs porcos do “Far West”: a biometria de Sus de sítios arqueológicos em Portugal. O objectivo principal deste artigo é de compreender a variação do género Sus do Neolítico até hoje, em Portugal. Estudámos, em primeiro lugar, dois sítios Calcolíticos importantes — Zambujal e Leceia — com as suas grandes colecções de dentes e ossos de Sus. Os espécimes individuais de Sus, em Portugal, são difíceis de identificar como domésticos ou selvagens, mas as distribuições gerais das medidas sugerem que o porco era muito mais frequente que o javali, mesmo que a caça do javali fosse bastante importante no Zambujal. Parece que o javali do Calcolítico era maior que o javali Mesolítico. O número reduzido de dados do Neolítico não nos permite determinar o momento da domesticação do porco em Portugal. Os dados da Idade do Ferro ate ao período Muçulmano sugerem uma estabilidade do tamanho dos porcos durante estes períodos, mas a abundância da forma maior nos tempos Muçulmanos é muito provavelmente devido à importância da caça ao javali. Ligeiras diferenças de forma dos terceiros molares mandibulares entre o porco e javali parecem corroborar esta hipótese. O Javali em Portugal era, e permanece, mais pequeno que o javali a este da Península Ibérica.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractLes cochons du « Far West »: la biométrie de Sus dans les sites archéologiques du Portugal. Le principal objectif de cet article est de suivre la variation ostéométrique de Sus du Néolithique à nos jours, au Portugal. Nous présentons tout d’abord les abondantes collections de dents et d’ossements de Sus de deux sites chalcolithiques importants — Zambujal et Leceia. Bien qu’il soit difficile d’assigner avec certitude les restes à la forme domestique ou sauvage de Sus, les tendances générales de distribution des mesures suggèrent que, dans les deux sites, l’élevage du cochon était plus fréquent que la chasse au sanglier, avec, malgré tout, une meilleure présence du sanglier à Zambujal. Il apparaît également que le sanglier chalcolithique était plus grand que le sanglier mésolithique. Le peu de données issues de sites du Néolithique ne permet pas de déterminer précisément le moment de la domestication du porc au Portugal. Nos données de l’Âge du Fer à la période islamique suggèrent une stabilité de la taille des cochons pendant ces périodes, mais l’abondance de spécimens de grande taille à l’époque islamique reflète sans doute une chasse au sanglier plus intense plutôt qu’une amélioration de la forme domestique. De légères différences de la forme des troisièmes molaires inférieures entre cochon et sanglier semblent corroborer cette hypothèse. Notons enfin que le sanglier du Portugal était, et demeure, plus petit que le sanglier des pays à l’est de la péninsule ibérique.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationAlbarella, U.; Davis, S.; Detry, C. & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2005) – “Pigs of the ‘Far West’: a biometrical study of wild boar and pig remains from archaeological sites in Portugal”. Anthropozoologica. 40 (2): 27-54.pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/28794
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMuséum national d’Histoire naturellept_PT
dc.subjectSizept_PT
dc.subjectOsteometrypt_PT
dc.subjectPigpt_PT
dc.subjectWild boarpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectSuspt_PT
dc.subjectTamanhopt_PT
dc.subjectOsteometriapt_PT
dc.subjectPorcopt_PT
dc.subjectJavalipt_PT
dc.subjectTaillept_PT
dc.subjectOstéométiept_PT
dc.subjectPorcpt_PT
dc.subjectSanglierpt_PT
dc.titlePigs of the “Far West”: the biometry of Sus from archaeological sites in Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceParispt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage54pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage27pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAnthropozoologicapt_PT
oaire.citation.volume40 (2)pt_PT
person.familyNameDetry
person.givenNameCleia
person.identifier.ciencia-id411C-3434-1C9F
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5359-2500
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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