DATOS SUPLEMENTARIOS. Caracterización de las prácticas ganaderas del yacimiento de Niuet (l’Alqueria d’Asnar, Alicante) en el contexto de los asentamientos del IV al III milenio a.C. en el este de la península ibérica

The archaeozoological analysis of the Niuet site (l’Alqueria d’Asnar, Alicante) has allowed characterising the economic importance of husbandry practices during the Late Neolithic in the middle Serpis valley. The results show the predominance of domestic species over wild ones. Although caprines are the most abundant species, cattle acquire greater economic importance, evidencing a significant change in husbandry strategies concerning the 6th millennium BC in the eastern Iberian Peninsula. The current archaeological record points to greater use of secondary products, possibly influenced by socioeconomic factors and favourable environmental conditions for maintaining and exploiting domestic herds. This work contributes to understanding husbandry management practices in open-air settlements, specifically, during the 4th millennium BC, before metallurgy and the Bell Beaker phenomenon, facilitating understanding of the change processes in the Serpis valley.