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Mycenaean feasting on Tsoungiza at Ancient Nemea
Hesperia, Spring, 2004 by Mary K. Dabney, Paul Halstead, Patrick Thomas
TABLE 1. ANATOMICAL REPRESENTATION OF
FAUNAL REMAINS IN THE EU 9 DEPOSIT
Cattle Pig Sheep/Goat
Anatomical Part MinAU MNI MinAU MNI MinAU MNI
Head
Horn/Antler 2 1 -- -- 2 1
Mandible 3 3 3 3 5 4
Upper Forelimb
Scapula 1 1 1 1 0 0
Humerus proximal 1 1 3 3 0 0
Humerus distal 0 0 2 2 3 2
Radius proximal 1 1 0 0 1 1
Ulna proximal 0 0 2 2 3 2
Radius distal 0 0 1 1 1 1
Upper Hindlimb
Pelvis 1 1 1 1 1 1
Femur proximal 0 0 0 0 1 1
Femur distal 1 1 1 1 1 1
Tibia proximal 3 2 1 1 3 3
Tibia distal 2 1 1 1 4 2
Astragalus 1 1 0 0 1 1
Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 0 0
Foot
Metacarpal proximal 7 5 0 0 0 0
Metacarpal distal 7 4 0 0 0 0
Metatarsal proximal 7 6 0 0 2 2
Metatarsal distal 7 4 0 0 2 2
Phalanx 1 5 2 0 0 0 0
Phalanx 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
Phalanx 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
Total 54 6 16 4 30 5
MinAU = minimum number of anatomical units; MNI = minimum number of
individuals.
TABLE 2. CERAMIC REMAINS FROM TSOUNGIZA AND RELATED SITES
Patterned Linear
Site/Sample (%) (%)
Asine, room D, str. 2 Total 10.4 Total 0.5
N (painted) 884 Open 7.7 Open 0.5
N (unpainted) 3,271 Closed 2.7 Closed 0.0
Tsoungiza, EU 9 Total 9.4 Total 21.2
N (painted) 2,160 Open 6.2 Open 12.4
N (unpainted) 8,442 Closed 3.2 Closed 8.8
Tsoungiza, EU 2 Total 24.0 Total 48.3
N (painted) 2,626 Open 18.8 Open 35.0
N (unpainted) 15,123 Closed 5.2 Closed 13.3
Mycenae, Atreus Total 78.1 Total 21.9
Bothros Open 48.0 Open 11.0
N (painted) 2,094 * Closed 30.1 Closed 10.9
Mycenae, terrace on Total 68.4 Total 31.6
the Atreus ridge Open 65.0 Open 31.6
N (painted) 674 Closed 3.4 Closed 0
Mycenae, terrace below Total 68.0 Total 32.0
the House of Shields Open 54.4 Open 32.0
N (painted) 206 Closed 13.6 Closed 0
Mycenae, dromos of Total 62.3 Total 31.1
tomb 505 Open 57.4 Open 24.6
N (painted) 61 Closed 4.9 Closed 6.5
Mycenae, Prehistoric Total 82.2 Total 16.2
Cemetery, central Open 53.7 Open 7.3
N (painted) 1,871 Closed 28.5 Closed 8.9
Mycenae, room 3 Total 20.5 Total 69.7
N (painted) 878 Open 17.3 Open 23.1
N (unpainted) ca. 7,000 Closed 3.2 Closed 46.6
Mycenae, room 22 Total 25.6 Total 53.5
N (painted) 1,240 Open 20.3 Open 23.5
N (unpainted) 6,830 Closed 5.3 Closed 30.0
Mycenae, Causeway Total 21.1 Total 74.1
N (painted) 825 Open 17.5 Open 33.0
N (unpainted) 3,604 Closed 3.6 Closed 41.1
Korakou, Total 21.8 Total 46.9
East Alley I-IV Open 20.2 Open 34.7
N (painted) 729 ** Closed 1.6 Closed 12.2
Solidly Unidentifiable
Painted
Site/Sample (%) (%)
Asine, room D, str. 2 Total >80
N (painted) 884 N/A
N (unpainted) 3,271
Tsoungiza, EU 9 Total 66.8 Total 2.6
N (painted) 2,160 Open 64.2 Open 1.7
N (unpainted) 8,442 Closed 2.6 Closed 0.9
Tsoungiza, EU 2 Total 18.5 Total 9.2
N (painted) 2,626 Open 14.5 Open 7.2
N (unpainted) 15,123 Closed 4.0 Closed 2.0
Mycenae, Atreus
Bothros N/A N/A
N (painted) 2,094 *
Mycenae, terrace on
the Atreus ridge N/A N/A
N (painted) 674
Mycenae, terrace below
the House of Shields N/A N/A
N (painted) 206
Mycenae, dromos of Total 6.6
tomb 505 Open 6.6 N/A
N (painted) 61 Closed 0
Mycenae, Prehistoric Total 1.6
Cemetery, central Open 1.5 N/A
N (painted) 1,871 Closed 0.1
Mycenae, room 3 Total 9.8
N (painted) 878 Open 8.5 N/A
N (unpainted) ca. 7,000 Closed 1.3
Mycenae, room 22 Total 20.9
N (painted) 1,240 Open 13.5 N/A
N (unpainted) 6,830 Closed 7.4
Mycenae, Causeway Total 4.8
N (painted) 825 Open 4.4 N/A
N (unpainted) 3,604 Closed 0.4
Korakou, Total 31.3
East Alley I-IV Open N/A N/A
N (painted) 729 ** Closed N/A
Painted Open
vs. Closed Painted vs.
Site/Sample Shapes % Unpainted (%)
Asine, room D, str. 2
N (painted) 884 N/A Painted 21.3
N (unpainted) 3,271 Unpainted 78.7
Tsoungiza, EU 9
N (painted) 2,160 Open 84.5 Painted 20.4
N (unpainted) 8,442 Closed 15.5 Unpainted 79.6
Tsoungiza, EU 2
N (painted) 2,626 Open 75.5 Painted 14.8
N (unpainted) 15,123 Closed 24.5 Unpainted 85.2
Mycenae, Atreus
Bothros Open 59 N/A
N (painted) 2,094 * Closed 41
Mycenae, terrace on
the Atreus ridge Open 96.6 N/A
N (painted) 674 Closed 3.4
Mycenae, terrace below
the House of Shields Open 86.4 N/A
N (painted) 206 Closed 13.6
Mycenae, dromos of
tomb 505 Open 88.6 N/A
N (painted) 61 Closed 11.4
Mycenae, Prehistoric
Cemetery, central Open 62.5 N/A
N (painted) 1,871 Closed 37.5
Mycenae, room 3
N (painted) 878 Open 48.9 Painted 11.1
N (unpainted) ca. 7,000 Closed 51.1 Unpainted 88.9
Mycenae, room 22
N (painted) 1,240 Open 57.3 Painted 15.4
N (unpainted) 6,830 Closed 42.7 Unpainted 84.6
Mycenae, Causeway
N (painted) 825 Open 54.9 Painted 18.6
N (unpainted) 3,604 Closed 45.1 Unpainted 81.4
Korakou,
East Alley I-IV Open 79.8 N/A
N (painted) 729 ** Closed 20.2
Percentages are of the total number of painted sherds; N/A = not
available or not able to be calculated.
For Tsoungiza, figures reflect numbers after mending and extraction of
earlier sherds. In conformity with the Tsoungiza calculations,
characteristic handles from Mycenae are counted with the patterned.
The "unidentifiable" category includes sherds that had traces of
paint, but could not be definitely assigned to the three main
categories of patterned, linear, or solidly painted. Unpatterned rims
and bases assigned to particular shapes at Mycenae (in published
tables) are assumed to have been linear unless explicitly identified
as solidly painted.
Percentages were calculated using the following sources: Asine, room D,
stratum 2 (LH IIB-IIIA1): Frizell 1980, pp. 34-41 (all sherds kept);
Tsoungiza, EU 2 (LH IIIB1): Thomas 1992, pp. 520-525, figs. 2:1-2:7
(all sherds kept); Mycenae, Atreus Bothros (LH IIIA1): French 1964,
pp. 260-261 (unpainted and most solidly painted discarded); Mycenae,
terrace on the Atreus ridge (LH IIIA2 [late]): French 1965, p. 200
(only the "best and most typical pieces kept"); Mycenae, terrace below
the House of Shields (LH IIIA2 [late]): French 1965, p. 201 (much
discarded); Mycenae, dromos of tomb 505 (LH IIIA2 [late]): French
1965, p. 202 (at least a third of the originally catalogued sherds lost
by the time of analysis; most solidly painted and unpainted sherds
appear to have been discarded); Mycenae, Prehistoric Cemetery, central
(LH IIIB1): French 1966, p. 235 (all unpainted and most linear sherds
discarded); Mycenae, Citadel House, room 3 (LH IIIB1): Wardle 1969,
p. 279 (painted sherds kept; unpainted sherds given a preliminary
analysis, but many discarded before final study); Mycenae, South House,
room 22 (LH IIIB1): Mountjoy 1976, p. 110 (all sherds kept); Mycenae,
Causeway (LH IIIB2): Wardle 1973, p. 320 (painted sherds kept;
unpainted sherds given a preliminary analysis, but many discarded
before final study); Korakou, East Alley I-IV (LH IIIB1): Rutter 1974,
pp. 102-103, fig. 27 (coarse body sherds were discarded; other classes
may have been partially discarded).
* Apparently the great majority of the solidly painted sherds were
jettisoned before French's study, and so the few remaining have not
been taken into account. Those would bring the total number of painted
sherds to 2,133.
** In the Korakou East Alley deposit, the number of patterned and
linear sherds assigned to LH IIIB is 501; solidly painted sherds
present in the preserved collection number 228. Because the solidly
painted sherds were not broken down into open or closed shapes, the
percentage of open vs. closed shapes is based only on the patterned
and linear sherds.
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