Animal exploitation in the early prehistory of the Balearic Islands

摘要: ABSTRACTThe Balearic Islands were the last large islands in Mediterranean to be settled, with colonization not occurring until third millennium cal BC. The richest assemblages of zooarchaeological data for reconstructing patterns animal exploitation and management come from Mallorca, Menorca, Formentera date late second millennia In this article, I consider these strategies perspective human ecodynamics. general, early settlers adopted economic which remained very conservative throughout Early Mid Bronze Age (i.e., 2500/2300–1200 cal BC). On Mallorca resources derived mainly domesticated fauna, evidence supporting a mixed-farming model wherein cultivation is complemented by small-scale relatively unspecialized husbandry. contrast, on there diversification faunal economy, fish wild birds pro...