The Burgstraat is an archaeological site which is located within the high-medieval part of the town of Ghent. Excavations conducted by BAAC Vlaanderen in 2011 revealed numerous structures, artefacts and ecofacts at the site - some of which date to the 12 th century. This paper focuses on SP141, a 13 th century waste deposit. The contents of SP141 are mostly zooarchaeological remains. The investigated sample consists of 2652 animal bone fragments, which predominantly represent domestic cattle (Bos p.f. Taurus). Interestingly, this large concentration of cattle remains consists primarily of cranial fragments. At the Burgstraat, mandibles and maxillae appear to have been divided in a systematic manner of butchery. The function of the processing of the cranial parts presents part of an economic chain where animals are brought into the urban economic system for their meat, horn, hide and bone. This paper explores the role of the cattle remains from SP141, and presents the results of preliminary analyses at the site, including age and demographic data.

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根特（比利时）的Burgstraat的牛下颌骨，颅骨碎片和后足动物

Burgstraat是一个考古遗址，位于根特镇的中世纪地区。BAAC Vlaanderen在2011年进行的挖掘工作表明，该场址有许多结构，人工制品和生态遗迹-其中一些可追溯到12世纪。本文着重于SP141，这是13世纪的废物堆积场。SP141的内容大部分是动物考古遗骸。被调查的样本包括2652个动物骨骼碎片，主要代表家畜（Bos pf Taurus）。有趣的是，如此大量的牛残骸主要由颅骨碎片组成。在伯格斯特拉特（Burgstraat），下颌骨和上颌骨似乎已经以系统的屠杀方式进行了划分。颅骨部分的加工功能是一条经济链的一部分，在这里，动物的肉，角，皮和骨头被带入城市经济体系。本文探讨了SP141牛残骸的作用，并提出了现场初步分析的结果，包括年龄和人口统计数据。