Economic significance of Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 in the Gumelnița culture (5 th mill. BC): from food to technical resources

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Mărgărit, Monica, Bălășescu, Adrian (2025): Economic significance of Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 in the Gumelnița culture (5 th mill. BC): from food to technical resources. Anthropozoologica 60 (13): 175-194, DOI: 60/13, URL: sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/anthropozoologica2025v60a13_0.pdf ABSTRACT The region between the Danube and the Carpathians is a key area for research into prehistoric periods, particularly those relating to the 5th millennium BC.

This period is marked by the evolution of the Kodjadermen-GumelniŢa-Karanovo VI technocomplex characterized by significant changes in human subsistence strategies, social organization, and technical innovations. Key evidence of these upheavals includes: stratified sites that were occupied for generations, with villages rebuilt in the same locations. Archaeologically, the increased frequency of hunting practices during the GumelniŢa period is particularly evident in the intensive exploitation of red deer (Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758), both as a source of food and as a raw osseous material for the manufacture of equipment.