Hunting and livestock farming in early La Tène in Alsace, the example of Obernai PAEI

Élodie Sauvage , Clément Féliu (1, 2)

1 Inrap - Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives
2 ARCHIMEDE - Archéologie et histoire ancienne : Méditerranée - Europe

Excavated in 2013, the Obernai Neuen Brunnen site has uncovered habitat structures of La Tène A2 to B1 (450-375 BC; Féliu 2017). Thirteen animal skeletons, domestic and wild, deposited in silo were discovered, as well as detrital discharges. These bones were studied as part of a master's degree defended in June 2020 (Sauvage 2020), they reveal livestock farming activities foreseeable for this type of site. They reveal also the importance of hunting, which is better represented here than in other Alsatians rurals habitats. The presence of deposits highlights singular practices that are different from consumption discharges. Interpretation of these deposits is delicate but their particularities allow us to ask the question of the status of this habitat. The presence of three deer skeletons deposited in silos makes Obernai an exception in France for this period.

Mots clés: Farming; Hunting; Deposit; Deer; Dog; Sheep; La Tène B

Domaines: Archéologie et Préhistoire

Élodie Sauvage, Clément Féliu. Hunting and livestock farming in early La Tène in Alsace, the example of Obernai PAEI. Quaternaire 13 - Palaeoclimate changes, landscape evolution and human societies: from sedimentary basins to industrial landscapes, Mar 2022, Strasbourg, France. ⟨hal-03612630⟩