An archaeozoological dataset for 3000 years of animal management in the 
Netherlands

Groot, Maaike; Schmidtova, Dominika; Fernandes, Ricardo

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2024.110603

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An archaeozoological dataset for 3000 years of animal management in the Netherlands

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Schmidtova, Dominika
Department of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Max Planck Society;

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Fernandes, Ricardo
Department of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Max Planck Society;

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Groot, M., Schmidtova, D., & Fernandes, R. (2024). An archaeozoological dataset for 3000 years of animal management in the Netherlands. Data in Brief, 55: 110603. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2024.110603.

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Abstract

This paper presents an archaeozoological dataset listing numbers of identified fragments for domestic cattle, sheep/goat, pig and horse from archaeological sites in the Netherlands dating from the Bronze Age to the Early Medieval period (c. 2000 BC – AD 1050) [1]. In addition to fragment numbers per species, the geo-referenced dataset includes chronological information, site descriptions, and bibliographic references. Data were collected from tables listing numbers of bone fragments per animal species as found in published and unpublished reports. Number of identified bone fragments per animal species form the most basic archaeozoological information. They can be used to reconstruct animal husbandry and human dietary practices in the past. The dataset can therefore be used in spatio-temporal studies of animal use and management across c. 3000 years.