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. 2014 Oct 13;9(10):e108517. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108517

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.