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Remains of fly puparia as indicators of Neolithic cattle farming
Author: Schmidt, Edith
Source: Environmental Archaeology, Volume 11, Number 1, April 2006 , pp. 143-144(2)
Publisher: Maney Publishing
Abstract:
Remains of invertebrates were examined from four Final Neolithic settlements of the northern Federsee region in Upper Swabia. High concentrations of fly puparia (Diptera, Sepsidae, Sphaeroceridae, Muscidae) indicate cattle husbandry within the settlements.Keywords: INSECT REMAINS; ANIMAL DUNG; FLY PUPARIA REMAINS; CATTLE HUSBANDRY; NEOLITHIC WETLAND SITES
Document Type: Research Article
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/174963106x97124
Publication date: 2006-04-01
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