Document Type
Thesis or dissertation
Date of this Version
Spring 4-27-2022
Thesis Advisor
Dr. Katherine Moore
Keywords
turkmenistan, central asia, bronze age, archaeology, zooarchaeology, taphonomy
Abstract
Anau, Turkmenistan offers a lens into Central Asian cultural and societal development. Its continuous settlement through the Bronze Age has served to provide stratigraphic chronologies for the entire region. Via detailed observation of a previously unstudied assemblage of faunal remains, this paper seeks to build on our understanding of Central Asian archaeology. A taphonomy-based study yielded insight into the preparation and discard of animal materials. Aspects of cooking, scavenging, and post-depositional damage are discussed in detail.
Date Posted:07 May 2022