Table 2. Animal taxa identified from the renewed excavations at Kom K and Kom W.
INTRUSIVE | Kom K | Kom W |
Terrestrial snail | 3 | - |
Freshwater shell | ||
Theodoxus niloticus | 103 | 47 |
Bellamya unicolor | 14 | - |
Lanistes carinatus | 2 | - |
Valvata nilotica | 9 | 2 |
Bithyniidae | 28 | 1 |
Melanoides tuberculata | 28 | 23 |
Cleopatra bulimoides | 607 | 17 |
Lymnaea cf. natalensis | 4 | - |
Planorbis planorbis | 19 | - |
Gyraulus costulatus | 88 | 12 |
Bulinus sp. | 36 | - |
Corbicula consobrina | 138 | - |
Fossil shell | 32 | 34 |
Fossil shark tooth | 1 | - |
Amphibian and reptile | ||
Green toad (Bufo viridis) | 2 | - |
Toad (Bufo sp.) | 13 | - |
Frog or toad (Batrachia) | 17 | 1 |
Small lizard | 1 | 1 |
Snake (Serpentes) | 4 | - |
Bird | ||
Small Passeriformes | 2 | - |
Mammal | ||
Small rodent | 14 | 2 |
ANTHROPOGENIC & UNIDENTIFIED | ||
Shell | ||
Marine shell | ||
Nerita sp. | 1 | - |
Cowrey (Cypraea sp.) | 3 | - |
Dove shell (Columbella rustica) | 11 | - |
Nassarius sp. | 3 | - |
Cone shell (Conus sp.) | 4 | - |
Unidentified marine gastropod | 1 | 4 |
Freshwater bivalve | ||
Coelatura sp. | 9 | - |
Spathopsis/Chambardia sp. | 50 | 2 |
Mutela sp. | 20 | - |
Identified shell | 102 | 6 |
Unidentified large bivalve | 70 | 38 |
Unidentified bivalve | 251 | 15 |
Unidentified gastropod | 124 | 10 |
Unidentified mollusc | 17 | 13 |
Fish | ||
Mullets (Mugilidae) | 15 | 12 |
Polypterus sp. | 13 | - |
Hyperopisus bebe | 30 | 1 |
Elephant-snout fish (Mormyrus sp.) | 4 | 4 |
Elephant-snout fishes (Mormyridae) | 80 | 7 |
Tiger fish (Hydrocynus sp.) | 11 | 8 |
Barbel 1 (Barbus bynni) | - | 22 |
Barbel 2 (Labeo niloticus) | - | 1 |
Labeo sp. | 6 | 15 |
Barbel family (Cyprinidae) | 351 | 758 |
Alestes/Brycinus | 2 | 6 |
Catfish 1 (Clarias gariepinus) | 1 | - |
Clarias sp. | 29 | 1 |
Catfish 2 (Heterobranchus sp.) | 1 | - |
Clariid catfish (Clariidae) | 3667 | 851 |
Catfish 3 (Auchenoglanis sp.) | 1 | 1 |
Catfish 4, Bagrid catfish (Bagrus sp.) | 76 | 22 |
Catfish 5 (Synodontis schall) | 24 | 9 |
Synodontis sp. | 2072 | 279 |
Nile perch (Lates niloticus) | 1812 | 698 |
tilapia (Tilapiini) | 4042 | 2871 |
Pufferfish (Tetraodon lineatus) | 20 | 7 |
Identified fish | 12257 | 5573 |
Unidentified fish | 29241 | 35237 |
Reptile | ||
Monitor lizard (Varanus sp.) | 4 | - |
Softshell turtle (Trionyx triunguis) | 27 | 7 |
Identified reptile | 31 | 7 |
Bird | ||
Stork (Ciconiidae) | - | 1 |
Duck (Anatidae size A. crecca) | - | 1 |
Duck (Anatidae size A. penelope) | - | 1 |
Duck (Anatidae) | 15 | 2 |
Quail (Coturnix coturnix) | 1 | - |
Water rail (Rallus aquaticus) | 1 | 2 |
Coot (Fulica atra) | 16 | 11 |
Plover (Charadrius sp.) | 1 | - |
Identified bird | 34 | 18 |
Unidentified bird | 28 | 24 |
Ostrich (Struthio camelus) - eggshell | 187 | 37 |
Other bird - eggshell | 112 | 5 |
Mammal | ||
Wild | ||
Hare (Lepus capensis) | 2 | - |
Cat (Felis sp.) | 1 | - |
Fox (Vulpes sp.) | 1 | 1 |
Small carnivore | 4 | - |
Hippopotamus (Hippotamus amphibius) | 4 | - |
Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas) | 4 | - |
Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) | 3 | 2 |
Wild bovid larger than gazelle | 7 | 1 |
Domestic | ||
Pig (Sus scrofa f. domestica) | 10 | (2)* |
Sheep (Ovis ammon f. aries) | 14 | 5 |
Goat (Capra aegagrus f. hircus) | 7 | 1 |
Sheep or goat | 842 | 175 |
Cattle (Bos primigenius f. taurus) | 14 | - |
Wild or domestic | ||
Wolf or dog (Canis lupus (f. familiaris)) | 64 | 7 |
Carnivore (size Canis sp.) | 21 | 2 |
Small bovid (teeth) | 2357 | 68 |
Small bovid (rest) | 460 | 163 |
Large bovid | 25 | 1 |
Identified mammal | 3840 | 426 |
Unidentified mammal | 107962 | 7496 |
Total all | 170520 | 54935 |
*Two pig bones were found in the backfill of Caton-Thompson's excavations. No in situ remains.
Numbers are Numbers of Identified Specimens (NISP).