Middle Bronze age faunal remains from the pile - dwelling settlement of Lavagnone (Desenzano del Garda, Brescia, Italy)

The pile-dwelling of Lavagnone (Desenzano del GardaLonato, Brescia) is a reference site for the absolute and relative chronology of the Bronze Age in northern Italy and for the cultural characterization of the “palafitte and terramare” civilisation. Following the results of the excavations, several settlement phases are recorded, from the beginning of the EBA to the latest MBA. In this work, we present the results of an archaezoological study which focuses on MBA levels. The ensemble of faunal remains is composed of 6851 bone fragments, of which only 49.6% can be determined. Of these, the 94% are form domestic animals, while the remaining 6% are from the wild species. Among the domestic fauna, the dominant species are sheep and goat, followed by pig, cattle, dog and the horse. Among the wild species, we appreciate the presence of red deer, roe deer, wild boar, hare, wolf and wild cat. Thanks to a well-preserved stratigraphy, it is possible a distinction in phases for the sample of faunal finds, thus allowing not only a general analysis but a detailed economic reconstruction from a diachronic point of view.