陕西横山县大古界遗址动物遗存分析

An Analysis of Faunal Remains from the Dagujie Site in Hengshan,Shaanxi

大古界遗址位于陕西榆林市横山县雷龙湾乡沙峁村张油坊组,2010年发掘时出土了大量的动物遗存。按照出土单位对所有的动物骨骼进行了科学的收集以及分类、测量和鉴定。通过系统的分类和研究表明至少代表12个属种,包括蚌类、喜鹊、鹤、草兔、狗、貉、狗獾、黄鼬、猪、鹿科、狍、绵羊等。根据对出土动物骨骼的分析结果表明:当时遗址周围的环境以草原为主,不远处有一定面积的疏林、灌丛,草原、疏林间分布着一定面积的水域。家养动物猪和狗占的比例较少,主要以捕猎野生动物野兔和狍子为肉食来源。

In 2010, a large quantity of faunal remains was unearthed from the Dagujie site in Hengshan County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province. All the faunal remains were scientifically collected from excavation units and carefully classified, meas-ured and identified. As a result, the faunal remains consist of at least 12 species, including mussel, marie, crane, rabbit, dog. raccoon, badger, yellow weasel, domestic pig, deer, roe deer and sheep. The faunal remains indicate that the climate of the site, damper than present-day, and the environment consisted a large square grassland, tempered with sparse forests, groves, and small waters. Except for a few domestic animals, the main source of meat for local residents was wild rabbits and roes hunted.