Pit houses with six-post construction are known since Roman times and were particularly widespread during the Migration Period. Three of those individuals were buried in narrow grave pits that had been deepened into the house floor two of them were lying on the pit floor in a crouched position. more A unique archaeological finding of five individuals buried in an early medieval pit house was discovered in Podersdorf am See (Austria). Compared with contemporaneous sites in north-eastern Austria, Podersdorf has the highest NISP number of wild mammals, the second highest number of horses, and the second highest number of birds.Ī unique archaeological finding of five individuals buried in an early medieval pit house was dis. Chop and cut marks on horse and dog bones indicate cynophagy and hippophagy. Age and sex profiles of the main domesticated species (cattle, sheep/goats and pigs) show a slight emphasis on meat consumption.
Although several features hint at a rural site of producers, such as the dominance of female sheep/goats there are, also indications for animal imports, including a high number of male/castrated cattle and pigs along with the presence of three different cattle morphotypes. In total, 904 animal bones were investigated. In contrast with previous studies, which focus on urban sites or villae rusticae, Podersdorf offers the opportunity to examine the Late Antiquity period of transition at a peripheral, small-scale, rural site. The site is located in a flat area east of Lake Neusiedl (Hungarian: Fertő tó), surrounded by numerous (palaeo-)lakeĭepressions and comprises remains of small-scale rural installations from three phases between the 2nd and 13th century AD. more This study investigates the faunal assemblage from excavations in Podersdorf am See (easternmost Austria) dating between the 4th and 6th century AD. This study investigates the faunal assemblage from excavations in Podersdorf am See (easternmost.
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