Table 1. Faunal and lithic inventory.
Bed | Total NISP | Macro-mammal NISP | Macro-mam. MNI | Principal fauna (% NISP, % MNI) | Lithics |
KS-1 | 982 | 975 (525) | 25 | Bovid (92.4, 72.0), Equid (4.4, 8.0), Suid (1.5, 8.0), Hippo (0.2, 4.0) | 179 |
KS-2 | 2190 | 2153 (886) | 40 | Bovid (82.6, 67.5), Equid (11.6, 10.0), Suid (0.9, 5.0), Hippo(1.0, 2.5) | 2533 |
KS-3 | 491 | 470 (172) | 16 | Bovid (77.9, 68.8), Equid (4.7, 6.3), Suid (0.6, 6.3), Hippo (14.0,12.5) | 171 |
NISP (number of identified specimens) and MNI (minimum number of individuals) are defined and quantified following the literature [43]. ‘Total NISP’ reflects the sum of specimens recovered with coordinate data and included in this study. Tens of thousands of non-identifiable bone and tooth fragments <2 cm are omitted from this study. Fossils from conglomeratic facies (CP levels) are poorly preserved [49], and are likewise excluded from this study: KS-2CP (n = 259), KS-3CP (n = 102). Macro-mammals are defined here as weighing >5 kg. Macro-mammal NISP values are total sums and, in parentheses, the sum of specimens identified beyond Linnean class. %NISP and %MNI include macro-mammals only. Faunal and lithic counts are from the literature [17], [55].