La ofrenda animal durante el Bronce Inicial en Can Roqueta II (Sabadell, Vallès Occidental). Arqueozoología del ritual funerario
The research focuses on the use of animals in ritual deposits. It is based in the analysis of the faunal remains recovered from the internal funerary and ritual structures carved in the clay, in the site of the Early Bronze Age of Can Roqueta II (Sabadell, Barcelona). The results show that children,...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | CBUC, CESCA |
| Repositorio: | TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/84118 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/84118 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Arqueologia funerària Funerary archeology Arqueología funeraria Simbolisme animal Animals simbolism Simbolismo animal Sacrifici animal Animal sacrifice Sacrificio animal Ofrenes funeràries Funerary offerings Ofrendas funerarias Edat del Bronze Inicial Edad del Bronce Inicial Early Bronze age Can Roqueta II (Sabadell, Barcelona) Catalunya Cataluña Catalonia 90 |
| Sumario: | The research focuses on the use of animals in ritual deposits. It is based in the analysis of the faunal remains recovered from the internal funerary and ritual structures carved in the clay, in the site of the Early Bronze Age of Can Roqueta II (Sabadell, Barcelona). The results show that children, women and men were buried together in a very similar ceremony and accompanied by animals. Sheep and goats, cows, pigs and dogs are the best-represented, although carnivores and birds are also documented. While many of these animals were offered as a meal to accompany the deceased on his journey, the dogs, which were not consumed, were probably sacrificed as guides of the soul. The research aims to show that animal sacrifice is a universal response to death, with slight differences that probably reflect cultural and social adjustments. |
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