Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) Pellets from Roman Sagalassos (SW Turkey): Distinguishing the Prey Remains from Nest and Roost Sites
Two concentrations of animal bones, almost exclusively from small mammals and wild birds, were found within the destruction debris of a Roman bath complex in Sagalassos (SW Turkey). The overall species spectrum, skeletal element representation, fragmentation and preservation condition of the bones i...
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ftunivleuven:oai:lirias.kuleuven.be:123456789/222895 2023-05-15T16:10:06+02:00 Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) Pellets from Roman Sagalassos (SW Turkey): Distinguishing the Prey Remains from Nest and Roost Sites De Cupere, B Thys, S Van Neer, Willem Ervynck, A Corremans, Markku Waelkens, Marc 2009-01 https://lirias.kuleuven.be/handle/123456789/222895 en eng John Wiley & Sons International Journal of Osteoarchaeology vol:19 issue:1 pages:1-22 https://lirias.kuleuven.be/handle/123456789/222895 1047-482X eagle owl pellets prey choice skeletal element representation fragmentation nest site roost site gyrfalcon falco-rusticolus bird bones radiocarbon calibration food remains age preservation accumulators program diet Description (Metadata) only IT article 2009 ftunivleuven 2015-12-22T15:47:16Z Two concentrations of animal bones, almost exclusively from small mammals and wild birds, were found within the destruction debris of a Roman bath complex in Sagalassos (SW Turkey). The overall species spectrum, skeletal element representation, fragmentation and preservation condition of the bones indicate that they represent the prey remains of a large nocturnal avian predator, more precisely the eagle owl (Bubo bubo). Differences in skeletal element representation and in prey species' spectrum show that the two bone clusters derive from pellets deposited near a nest site and a roost site, respectively. Radiocarbon dates obtained from the bones indicate that eagle owls lived in the collapsing bath complex during the second half of the 6th to the beginning of the 7th century AD, before the final abandonment of the town. The MNI of the prey animals found at the nest site, confronted with the daily dietary needs of a female eagle owl and its young, indicates repetitive use of the same place during several years. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. status: published Article in Journal/Newspaper Falco rusticolus gyrfalcon KU Leuven: Lirias |
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eagle owl pellets prey choice skeletal element representation fragmentation nest site roost site gyrfalcon falco-rusticolus bird bones radiocarbon calibration food remains age preservation accumulators program diet De Cupere, B Thys, S Van Neer, Willem Ervynck, A Corremans, Markku Waelkens, Marc Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) Pellets from Roman Sagalassos (SW Turkey): Distinguishing the Prey Remains from Nest and Roost Sites |
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Two concentrations of animal bones, almost exclusively from small mammals and wild birds, were found within the destruction debris of a Roman bath complex in Sagalassos (SW Turkey). The overall species spectrum, skeletal element representation, fragmentation and preservation condition of the bones indicate that they represent the prey remains of a large nocturnal avian predator, more precisely the eagle owl (Bubo bubo). Differences in skeletal element representation and in prey species' spectrum show that the two bone clusters derive from pellets deposited near a nest site and a roost site, respectively. Radiocarbon dates obtained from the bones indicate that eagle owls lived in the collapsing bath complex during the second half of the 6th to the beginning of the 7th century AD, before the final abandonment of the town. The MNI of the prey animals found at the nest site, confronted with the daily dietary needs of a female eagle owl and its young, indicates repetitive use of the same place during several years. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. status: published |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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De Cupere, B Thys, S Van Neer, Willem Ervynck, A Corremans, Markku Waelkens, Marc |
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De Cupere, B Thys, S Van Neer, Willem Ervynck, A Corremans, Markku Waelkens, Marc |
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De Cupere, B |
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Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) Pellets from Roman Sagalassos (SW Turkey): Distinguishing the Prey Remains from Nest and Roost Sites |
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Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) Pellets from Roman Sagalassos (SW Turkey): Distinguishing the Prey Remains from Nest and Roost Sites |
title_full |
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) Pellets from Roman Sagalassos (SW Turkey): Distinguishing the Prey Remains from Nest and Roost Sites |
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Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) Pellets from Roman Sagalassos (SW Turkey): Distinguishing the Prey Remains from Nest and Roost Sites |
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Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) Pellets from Roman Sagalassos (SW Turkey): Distinguishing the Prey Remains from Nest and Roost Sites |
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eagle owl (bubo bubo) pellets from roman sagalassos (sw turkey): distinguishing the prey remains from nest and roost sites |
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John Wiley & Sons |
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2009 |
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https://lirias.kuleuven.be/handle/123456789/222895 |
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology vol:19 issue:1 pages:1-22 https://lirias.kuleuven.be/handle/123456789/222895 1047-482X |
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