Faunal Remains from an Almohad (Ad XII/XIII) Silo at the Castle of Aljezur (Portugal)

• Published in: Archaeofauna
• Main Authors: Mota, Diogo, Cardoso, J.L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 2016
• Subjects: Zooarchaeology; Islamic; Almohad; Aljezur; Algarve; Portugal; Zooarqueología; Época islámica; Almohades; Gato; Perro; Lince; Lynx
• Online Access: https://revistas.uam.es/archaeofauna/article/view/6363

The analysis of a faunal collection from a storage silo found in the castle of Aljezur, dating from the Almohad period (XII/XIIIth centuries AD), is presented. It appears that the community occupying the castle concentrated on hunting species such as the rabbit, wild boar, red deer and Iberian lynx,...