Differences of Hunting Strategies at Old Town Barilović from Late Medieval to Modern Ages

At the Old Town Barilovic, which is situated on a hill above the Korana river in central Croatia, the three stages of life were determined: feudal Late Medieval phase (15th, 16th century), Military Frontier phase (17th - 19th century) and recent phase (end of 19th century till end of 20th century). From previous studies of animal remains, it is evident that in nutrition of the population in all three phases dominated cattle (% NISP 50-65), followed by small ruminants and pigs. However, the proportion of species of wildlife, have changed over the period of settlement. In the first phase, most of the remains belong to red deer and roe deer, a substantial proportion to wild boar and rabbit, and a few remains of bears and beavers were found. At the stage of the Military Frontier, share of red deer and roe deer slightly falling, while the number of bone remains of wild boar and rabbit grows. In recent phase, only bones of roe deer were found. It can be concluded that with changing of population the habits of hunting also change, while the abundance of certain species of wildlife are obviously influenced by the changes in the environment, especially after 19 century.