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G. Sh. Asylgaraeva To the question about forms of stockbreeding activity of bulgaro-tatar population (on the example of ancient Kazan) Summary

G. Sh. Asylgaraeva

To the question about forms of stockbreeding activity of bulgaro-tatar population (on the example of ancient Kazan)

Summary

The osteological material from archaeological excavations of Kazan Kremlin — unique settlement with millennium history of development from XI century up to nowadays is used in this work. Bones, finding on the territory of Kazan Kremlin, identified as main domestic animals (cattle, sheeps and goats, horses and pigs) as wild hunting fauna.

As for meat food, Kremlin inhabitants prefer cattle, horse, sheeps and goats meat. Meat of domestic pigs was also using in small quantity by not Islam population. The forms of stockbreeding activity Bulgaro-Tatar population are investigated on the base of archaeozoological data: meat and milk direction of animal-breeding, wool direction of sheep-breeding and so on.