Alvaro Franco Perez*

Final Degree Project in Biology Course 2019/20, Faculty of Sciences Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain

*Corresponding Author:Alvaro Franco Perez, Final Degree Project in Biology Course 2019/20, Faculty of Sciences Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.

Received: April 18, 2023; Published: December 04, 2023

Abstract

It analyzes the macrofauna of five stratigraphic units (83B-F) basal level of the well-cistern site Tabacalera. Coincidences and differences between units are detected, also when compared with those of the only unit studied to date (83A). The coincidences show a homogeneity of the basal level that points to a common history of the same, while the differences point to a sedimentation of remains dictated by their size (weight) that has made it possible to refine the nature of the deposit and the conditions in which produced the accumulation of skeletal remains.

Keywords: Archaeological Fauna; Mammals; Asturias; Edad Media; Taphonomy

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Citation

Citation: Alvaro Franco Perez. “Macrofaunas of the Tabacalera Well-Deposit (Gijón, Asturias): Study of Units 83B-F".Acta Scientific Biotechnology 4.5 (2023): 07-23.

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