Poultry and Fish as a Food Resource for Podymalovo-1 Settlement (based on archaeozoological study results)

Authors

  • Dilyara N. Shaymuratova The Institute of Problems in Ecology and Mineral Wealth, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Daurskaya str., 28, Kazan, 420087, Republic of Tatarstan; Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education, Maksima Gorkogo str., 65/67, office 407, Samara, 443099, Russian Federation
  • Igor V. Askeyev The Institute of Problems in Ecology and Mineral Wealth, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Daurskaya str., 28, Kazan, 420087, Republic of Tatarstan; Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24852/2587-6112.2025.6.114.122

Keywords:

archaeology, archeozoology, fish and bird bone remains, fishing, domestic and wild birds, Podymalovo–1 settlement, Bashkir Urals, Golden Horde

Abstract

The paper features the results of the study of fish and bird bone remains from Podymalovo-1 Golden Horde settlement located in the Ufa region of the Republic of Bashkortostan, and is characterized as a stationary, year-round settlement with developed animal husbandry and trade relations. In total, 10 fish species and 21 bird species were identified in the collection of three years of excavations. The bones of large fish species predominated: starry sturgeon, Russian sturgeon, pike and catfish. The sizes and ages of the fish were restored; the fishing season corresponding to the warm period of the year was determined. The presence of domestic bird bones (goose, duck, chicken) of different ages indicate poultry farming. Among the wild birds, there are game species with the predominance of black grouse remains and species that were not used as food. Of interest is the presence of a large number of goshawk bones, which were kept in the settlement and used for falconry.

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Published

2025-12-08

How to Cite

Shaymuratova , D. N., & Askeyev , I. V. (2025). Poultry and Fish as a Food Resource for Podymalovo-1 Settlement (based on archaeozoological study results) . Arkheologiia Evraziiskikh Stepei (Archaeology of the Eurasian Steppes), (6), 114–122. https://doi.org/10.24852/2587-6112.2025.6.114.122

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