Table 1. Summary of taxa identified during previous studies on fauna from the Fayum Neolithic.
| Site | Kom W | Kom K | E29G3 | E29H2 = Kom W | QS XI/81 | QS IX/81 | QS X/81 | QS VI E/81 | QS VII A/81 | FS1-A | FS1-B | Site 1 = E29G3 | Site 3 | Site 4 | Site 5 = FS1 |
| Date (C14 uncalibrated BP) - for Kom K and Kom W see also Wendrich et al. 2010 | - | - | 5860+/−115 | 5810+/−115 | 6480+/−170 | 6380+/−60 | 6290+/−100 | 5650+/−70 | 4820+/−100 | 5160±70 | see E29G3 | - | - | see FS1 | |
| Reference | [11] | [11] | [21] | [21] | [22] | [22] | [22] | [22] | [22] | [23] | [23] | [24] | [24] | [24] | [24] |
| Surface (S) or excavated (E) material | E | E | S | S & E | E | E | E | E | E | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Fish | |||||||||||||||
| Mullets (Mugilidae) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiger fish (Hydrocynus sp.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barbel (Barbus sp.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| Catfish 1, clariid catfish (Clariidae) | - | - | - | - | 12 | 50 | 5 | - | 97 | 13 | - | 154 | 277 | 415 | 2855 |
| Catfish 2, Bagrid catfish (Bagrus sp.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 |
| Catfish 3 (Synodontis sp.) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 12 | 4 | - | 6 | 17 | 93 | 212 |
| Catfish 4 (Chrysichtys auratus) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Nile perch (Lates niloticus) | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 13 | 8 | - | 26 | 13 | 73 | 96 |
| tilapia (Tilapiini) | - | - | - | - | 8 | 11 | - | - | 419 | 7 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 50 |
| Pufferfish (Tetraodon lineatus) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 22 | - | 1 | - | - | 274 |
| Identified fish | - | - | nd | nd | 20 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 546 | 57 | 0 | 188 | 309 | 591 | 3496 |
| Unidentified fish | F | P | - | - | 24 | 24 | - | - | 724 | 3257 g | 9659 g* | - | - | - | - |
| Reptile | |||||||||||||||
| Snake (Serpentes) (intrusif?) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.9 g | - | - | - | - |
| Lizard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 g | - | - | - | - |
| Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) | P | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3.5 g | - | - | - | - |
| Softshell turtle (Trionyx triunguis) | P | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 33 g | 2385 g | 334 | 132 | 32 | 336 |
| Identified reptile | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 132 | 32 | 336 |
| Bird | |||||||||||||||
| Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Duck (Anatidae) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | - | 7 |
| Coot (Fulica atra) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Identified bird | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Unidentified bird | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ostrich - eggshell | - | P | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 44 | - | - |
| Other bird - eggshell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mammal | |||||||||||||||
| Wild | |||||||||||||||
| Small rodent (intrusif?) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hare (Lepus capensis) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Cat (Felis sp.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Fox (Vulpes sp.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Hippopotamus (Hippotamus amphibius) | 4 | - | 1? | 4 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas) | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 24 |
| Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oryx (Oryx dammah) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Unidentified antelope | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Domestic | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Domestic (?) pig (Sus scrofa (f. domestica?)) | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Sheep (Ovis ammon f. aries) | - | P | - | - | 1 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goat (Capra aegagrus f. hircus) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sheep or goat | 8 | - | 142 | 16 | 4 | 38 | - | - | 3 | 22 | 125 g | 149 | 3 | 5 | 39 |
| Cattle (Bos primigenius f. taurus) | 9 | P | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wild or domestic | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Wolf or dog (Canis lupus (f. familiaris)) | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 19 |
| Canidae | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | - |
| Small bovid | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 78 | 2 | 13 | 34 |
| Wild or domestic cattle | - | - | 25 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 51 | 2 | - | 35 |
| Large bovid | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bovid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | 17 | 10 | 402 |
| Identified mammal | - | - | 174 | 24 | 36 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 66 | 376 | 29 | 42 | 558 |
| Unidentified mammal | - | - | - | - | 112 | 500 | 25 | - | 14 | 2221 g | 12732 g | - | - | - | - |
P: present, F: frequent, nd: no data, ?: identification uncertain; *No species identifications available.
Numbers are Numbers of Identified Specimens (NISP), where not available, weight is given in grams (g).