This dataset serves as a complement to the dissertation Human-Animal Relations in the Eurasian Steppe Iron Age: An Exploration into Social, Economic and Ideological Change by Bryan K. Hanks (download complete dissertation [36 MB]). It provides detailed data on the spatial distribution and quantities of faunal remains at the Iron Age site of Pavlinovo, located in the West Siberian Plain of the Russian Federation.

The contents of the dissertation are as follows:

• Chapter 1: Structure and Methodology of Research
• Chapter 2: The Eurasian Steppe Iron Age: Conventional Approaches and Traditional Problems
• Chapter 3: Socio-Economic Dynamics East of the Ural Mountains
• Chapter 4: Early Iron Age Developments in the Trans-Urals: The Gorokhovo-Sargat Period
• Chapter 5: The Pavlinovo Fortified Settlement: A Zooarchaeolgoical Approach to Settlement Complexity
• Chapter 6: Mortuary Ritual and Animal Sacrifice in the Middle Tobol River Region
• Chapter 7: Conclusion

Questions or comments about this dataset or the Comparative Archaeology Database can be directed to cadb@pitt.edu via email.

Hanks, Bryan K. (2003) Human-Animal Relations in the Eurasian Steppe Iron Age: An Exploration into Social, Economic and Ideological Change. Ph.D. Dissertation, Archaeology Department, Cambridge University.

Hanks, Bryan K. (2010) Pavlinovo Dataset. Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh. URL: <http://www.cadb.pitt.edu>.

THE DATASET
Designed by Alexander J. Martín

This dataset contains two kinds of things: (1) the raw faunal data from excavations at the Pavlinovo site; and (2) a graphic synthesis of the distribution of faunal remains.

Faunal Data

The data files are organized in the form of ASCII text files that can be read directly or easily imported to an application program such as a database manager or statistics package. There are also spreadsheet files in Excel format.

Graphic Synthesis

Additionaly, the link below provides a graphic synthesis of the distribution of faunal remains at the Pavlinovo site.

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