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Subsistence change in eastern Adriatic hinterland during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene: Archaeozoology of Zemunica Cave (Croatia)

The archaeozoology of the eastern Adriatic region is well documented through studies of faunal remains from coastal and island sites. However, hinterland is still 'shadowed' due to very little information available, mostly because of the lack of explored sites. Zemunica Cave is situated in Middle Dalmatia around 35 km northeast from Split, near the village of Bisko. It was excavated in 2005 during archaeological rescue excavation, revealing a stratigraphic sequence from the Late Upper Palaeolithic to the Early Bronze Age. Here we focus on the faunal material recovered from deposits dated to the Late Pleistocene and the Early Holocene. The vertebrate faunal assemblage comprising mammal and bird remains shows interesting temporal trends in taxonomic composition as well as in surface bone modification, indicating changes in the surrounding environment and the corresponding subsistence strategies. The results of this study present new interesting data and contribute to our knowledge of the exploitation strategies practised by the people living in the hinterland of the eastern Adriatic as adaptations to the climatic and environmental changes during Pleistocene- Holocene transition.

hinterland, eastern Adriatic, Late Pleistocene, Early Holocene, archaeozoology, Zemunica

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