“Across the river and into the trees”: Roman Period Sarmatian animal remains from the Barbaricum in Hungary

• Sarmatians were equestrian mobile pastoralists in the Eurasian steppe, whose movements became limited once they reached the Danubian limes of the Roman province of Pannonia. • During the 400 years spent in the Carpathian Basin, Sarmatians had a variable relationship with the Roman Empire ranging from warfare to trade. • Thirty-six faunal assemblages were scrutinized to establish patterns of animal exploitation. • Increasing pork consumption may indicate that Sarmatians slowly adopted an increa