A key question in archaeobotany concerns the role of herbivore dung in contributing plant
remains to archaeobotanical assemblages. This issue has been discussed for at least 40 …

The indigenous populations of La Palma (Canary Islands), who arrived on the island from
Northwest Africa ca. 2000 years BP, were predominantly pastoralists. Yet, many aspects of …

This study examines the contribution of ethnoarchaeological and experimental research to
interdisciplinary approaches on the identification and taphonomy of livestock dung …

Fumier deposits are the product of the recurrent use of caves and rock shelters for stabling
livestock and the periodic burning of the resulting dung. Their chronologies in the …

The importance of animal husbandry at El Mirador cave (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain) and its
use as a sheepfold has been confidently confirmed. This paper presents the results of a …

The coexistence of cultural identities and their interaction is a fundamental topic of social
sciences that is not easily addressed in prehistory. Differences in mortuary treatment can …

Over the last few decades a variety of geoarchaeological methods and ethnoarchaeological
and experimental approaches have demonstrated the fundamental importance of animal …

Faecal spherulites are a common indicator of dung in archaeological deposits and most of
the basic processes of their formation and taphonomy have been explained. However, a …

The interest in the identification of animal species housed in caves or rock-shelters used as
livestock pen and herding management along prehistoric and historic ages, is increasing to …

Early husbandry practices that include herd management and the use of livestock areas
such as sheepfold caves can be analysed in the context of different disciplines (eg …