Animal offerings at Borgo Le Ferriere (Latium, Italy)

From the Late 6^th century, parts of sacrificed animals, dating from the 8^th century to ca. 200 BC were (re-)buried into a votive deposit at ancient Satricum, modem Borgo Le Ferriere (Latium, Central ltaly). Combined sacrifices of a sheep (Ovis aries), a bovine animal (Bos taurus) and a pig (Sus domesticus) were made from the beginning of the 5^th century BC to the end of the use of the sanctuary. They resemble the sacrifices of suovitaurilia made by the Romans, which are historically known since the 2^rd century BC. ln the period 440/430 to 200 BC, parts of the sacrificed animals were burned.