Sample name: Zita Area III, Square I (Pre-Roman period)

Sample aka: Zitha; Henchir Zian

Reference: V. Moses, B. Kaufman, A. Drine, H. Barnard, S. Ben Tahar, E. Jerray, and M. Daniels. 2019. Zooarchaeological evidence for meat consumption at Zita, Tunisia, during the Punic to Roman occupations (2nd century BCE to 3rd century CE). International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 29(4):549-559 [ER 3825]

Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: human accumulation, midden

Archaeology: buildings, burials, ceramics, metal tools

Habitat comments: Zita in general is "an urban archaeological site of approximately 34 ha"
this is "a domestic area, perhaps a courtyard or midden, converted to a metallurgical industrial area in the Roman period... The final layers of Square 1 preserved an industrial midden with large amounts of slag, metallurgical ceramics, metal objects, and a variety of other industrial materials such as chalk and sulphur"
there are "some hundreds of urns... containing the cremated remains of infants and children"

Life forms: carnivores, rodents, ungulates, other small mammals, birds, fishes, snails

Sampling methods: quarry, screenwash

Sample size: 18 specimens

Years: 2013 - 2015

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "a 3 × 3-m excavation unit"
all sediments were sieved using "a 1-cm sieve"
"amphibians and reptiles" are not identified

Sample no: 4171

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2023-03-15 20:25:50

Modified: 2023-05-30 06:12:25