Animal husbandry and hunting in the settlement of the Linear Pottery Culture at Prenzlau 95 (Uckermark, Brandenburg).

Excavations on the settlement site of the Linear Pottery Culture Prenzlau 95 (Brandenburg district) have revealed 8422 mammal remains. About 68 % of the identifiable specimens belong to domestic animals. Cattle are by far the most frequent species, followed by sheep/goat and pig. Data on age distribution and sex ratio suggest the exploitation of milk in cattle. Morphologically, the cattle represent large sized animals which were typical in Central Europe during the period of the Linear Pottery Culture. Species of game are quite numerous counting for 32 % of the identifiable mammal remains. Beside the frequent species wild boar and red deer, other species like roe deer, elk, aurochs, wild horse, lynx, fox, badger, pine marten and beaver could be identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]