title: Diet and chronology of the neolithic cultures in the low povolzhye
abstract: Several Neolithic sites with clear stratigraphy of cultural layers containing an ancient pottery have been excavated in the Low Povolzhye in recent years. Animal bones and organic remains which were found in the cultural layers were used for diet reconstructions and Neolithic chronology. The identification of animal bones allowed the detailed reconstruction of the meat component of the diet. Fish bones indicate the consumption of freshwater. Onager, saiga antelope, red deer, aurochs, wild-boar, 