Fish Bones in Odino Ritual Complexes at Preobrazhenka-6, Western Siberia

Fish bones from pits near Odino-type human burials at Preobrazhenka-6, the Baraba forest-steppe, are described with regard to methodological issues involved in the analysis of ichthyofauna from archaeological excavations. The bones are diagnosed in terms of age, species, number, and season of fishing. Artifacts found in pits together with fish bones and the arrangement of pits suggest that fi sh were part of ritual practices of the Odino people.