Species composition and size-age characteristic of fish’s subfossil collection of archaeological items (river Sosh, Dnieper river basin)

Abstract

Based on the study of subfossil material from excavations of archaeological monument Gomel 1988 detinets (castle) (XII-XIII cc.) the species composition of fishes is given (23 species). The age of 15 species of fish is determined. It is found that the main commercial species for the inhabitants of the castle were Stizostedion lucioperca L. (63.1 % of total subfossil remains), Abramis brama (L.) (7.5 %) and Esox lucius L. (6.1 %). The anadromous fish - Rutilus frisii (Nord.) - currently in Belarus do not occur, and Vimba vimba (L.) submitted not anadromous form. Fish catch XII-XIII centuries are based on the older age groups Stizostedion lucioperca (L.) - 8-9 years. Unlike the ancient catches, modern fish catches from p. Sosh are based mainly on the younger age groups of fish Stizostedion lucioperca (L.) - 2, 3 years.