Some household life aspects at the hospital-1 Bosporan settlement (2017 archaeozoological data)

The paper summarizes results of archaeozoological study of the osteologicalcomplex from unfortified settlement «Hospital-1» (the 4th-3rd centuries BC) in Kerch(Crimea, Russia). It discusses a sample of bones of large domestic ungulates from kitchenrefuse discovered in two constructions and one atypical pit. The nature of numerouspathological changes on bones of these animals was analyzed. Impact of heavy physicalworkload and bone injuries identified on both adult and old individual animals (fig. 1-3) areindicative of the use of cows, bulls, ox and horses as draught animals. The reconstructionof the specific economic situation at the settlement associated with earth works andextremely intensive use of draught animals is proposed.