Table 4. Remains of domesticated animals at Fayum Neolithic sites.
Site | E29G3 | E29H2 = Kom W | QS XI/81 | QS IX/81 | QS VI E/81 | QS VII A/81 | FS1-A | FS1-B | Site 1 | Site 3 | Site 4 | Site 5 = FS1 | Kom K | Kom W |
Reference | [21] | [21] | [22] | [22] | [22] | [22] | [23] | [23] | [24] | [24] | [24] | [24] | This study | This study |
Surface (S) or excavated (E) material | S | S & E | E | E | E | E | S | S | S | S | S | S | E | E |
Sheep/goat | 142 | 16 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 22 | ? | 149 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 842 | 175 |
of which sheep | - | - | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 5 |
of which goat | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 |
Cattle | 25 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 51 | 2 | - | 35 | 14 | - |
Pig | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 10 | -(1) |
?only weights available; (1): in situ remains only - two pig bones were found in the supposed backfill of Caton-Thompson's excavations.
Numbers are Numbers of identified specimens (NISP).Only precisely identified remains of sheep, goat, sheep/goat and cattle have been retained here.