The biometry of prehistoric Alpine sheep: exploring four millennia of human-sheep interaction by means of osteometry Author Trixl, Simon Institute of Palaeoanatomy, Domestication Research and the History of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 37 Kaulbachstrasse, Munich, D- 80539 (Germany) and State Office for Cultural Heritage Management Baden-Wuerttemberg, 3 Stromeyersdorfstrasse, Constance, D- 78467 (Germany) simon.trixl@palaeo.vetmed.uni-muenchen.de text Anthropozoologica 2022 2022-03-25 57 4 117 139 journal article 10.5252/anthropozoologica2022v57a4 2107-08817 6390780
TABLE 1. — Overview of the archaeofaunas considered in the study. Abbreviations: BA, Bronze Age; EBA, Early Bronze Age; EIA, Early Iron Age; IA, Iron Age; LBA, Late Bronze Age; LIA, Late Iron Age; MBA, Middle Bronze Age; NCA, Neolithic/Copper Age; NISP, number of identified specimens.
Site no. SiteCountry/DistrictReferencesNISPPeriod
1Albanbühel near Bressanone/BrixenItaly/BolzanoRizzi 199717 818MBA
2Barche di SolferinoItaly/MantovaRiedel 1976b3402EBA
3BirgitzAustria/InnsbruckGuem 1956; Trixl 20193424LIA
4Bressanone-Stufles/Brixen-StufelsItaly/BolzanoTecchiati & Zanetti 2013443NCA
5aBressanone-Stufles/Brixen-Stufels Gruppe IItaly/BolzanoRiedel 198649EIA
5bBressanone-Stufles/Brixen-Stufels Gruppe IIItaly/BolzanoRiedel 1986760EIA
5cBressanone-Stufles/Brixen-Stufels Gruppe IIIItaly/BolzanoRiedel 1986771LIA
5dBressanone-Stufles/Brixen-Stufels Gruppe IVItaly/BolzanoRiedel 198685LIA
6aBrixlegg, EBAAustria/SchwazRiedel 20034355EBA
6bBrixlegg, LBAAustria/SchwazBoschin & Riedel 20111346LBA
7aCastelrotto, 4th century BCEItaly/VeronaRiedel 1985a2469LIA
7bCastelrotto, 5th century BCEItaly/VeronaRiedel 1985aLIA
8CavalzaraItaly/VeronaRiedel 1979164LBA
9CisanoItaly/VeronaRiedel 1990588EBA/MBA
10Col del BusonItaly/BellunoFontana et al. 2015766NCA
11aCresta-Cazis, EBA 1Switzerland/GrisonsPlüss 200712 613EBA
11bCresta-Cazis, EBA 2Switzerland/GrisonsPlüss 2007EBA
11cCresta-Cazis, MBASwitzerland/GrisonsPlüss 2007MBA
11dCresta-Cazis, LBASwitzerland/GrisonsPlüss 2007LBA
12Dürrnberg-PutzenfeldAustria/HalleinSchmitzberger 20127260LIA
13Dürrnberg-Putzenkopf NordAustria/HalleinSaliari et al. 20169820LIA
14aDürrnberg-Ramsautal Horizont 1Austria/HalleinPucher 1999a2711LIA
14bDürrnberg-Ramsautal Horizont 2Austria/HalleinPucher 1999a3776LIA
14cDürrnberg-Ramsautal Horizont 3Austria/HalleinPucher 1999a4502LIA
14dDürrnberg-Ramsautal Horizont 4Austria/HalleinPucher 1999a1172LIA
15Appiano/EppanItaly/BolzanoRiedel 1985b1426LBA
16aFaggen, Bronze AgeAustria/ImstTecchiati 20121973MBA
16bFaggen, Iron AgeAustria/ImstTecchiati 2012171LIA
17FarchantGermany/Garmisch-Trixl pers. comm.2176EIA/LIA
Partenkirchen
18Fondo PavianiItaly/VeronaRiedel 1979284LBA
19Gazzo VeroneseItaly/VeronaRiedel & Rizzi-Zorzi 20061958NCA
20Castel del Porco/GreifensteinItaly/BolzanoRiedel et al. 20021334IA
21Laion/LajenItaly/BolzanoTecchiati et al. 20101208MBA/LBA
22LedroItaly/TrentoRiedel 1976a8449EBA/MBA
23MondseeAustria/VÖcklabruckPucher & Engl 19975144NCA
24Naturno/NaturnsItaly/BolzanoRiedel & Tecchiati 2000374EBA
25 26Nogarole Rocca I Camponi NÖssing near Varna/VahrnItaly/Verona Italy/BolzanoRiedel 1992 Riedel & Tecchiati 19991118 1797MBA EBA/MBA
27PeschieraItaly/VeronaRiedel 1982399MBA/LBA
28Pfaffenhofen-HÖrtenbergAustria/Innsbruck-LandTrixl pers. comm.1625LIA
29aVadena/Pfatten Horizont IItaly/BolzanoRiedel 20021458EIA/LIA
29bVadena/Pfatten Horizont IIItaly/BolzanoRiedel 20021699EIA
29cVadena/Pfatten Horizont IIIItaly/BolzanoRiedel 2002585LBA
30Saalfelden-KatzentauernAustria/Zell am SeePucher 20194449EBA/MBA
31San Giorgio di ValpolicellaItaly/VeronaTecchiati 2006522LIA
32aSantorso, Phase 2Italy/VicenzaCassoli & Tagliacozzo 199138LIA
32bSantorso, Phase 3Italy/VicenzaCassoli & Tagliacozzo 1991610LIA
32cSantorso, Phase 4Italy/VicenzaCassoli & Tagliacozzo 1991451LIA
32dSantorso, Phase 5Italy/VicenzaCassoli & Tagliacozzo 1991333LIA
33aGanglegg near Sluderno/Schluderns, MBAItaly/BolzanoSchmitzberger 20074585MBA
33bGanglegg near Sluderno/Schluderns, early LBAItaly/BolzanoSchmitzberger 2007947LBA
33cGanglegg near Sluderno/Schluderns, Laugen-Melaun AItaly/BolzanoSchmitzberger 2007455LBA
33dGanglegg near Sluderno/Schluderns, Middle La TèneItaly/BolzanoSchmitzberger 20073948LIA
33eGanglegg near Sluderno/Schluderns, Late La TèneItaly/BolzanoSchmitzberger 20071574LIA
34Sotciastel near Badia/AbteiItaly/BolzanoSalvagno & Tecchiati 20119096MBA/LBA
35Tartscher Bichl near Tarces/TartschItaly/BolzanoSchmitzberger 2007825LIA
36aTerranegra, Iron AgeItaly/VeronaDepellegrin et al. 20181011EIA
36bTerranegra, LBAItaly/VeronaDepellegrin et al. 20181793LBA
37WiesingAustria/SchwazPucher 19841863EBA