Table 5. Summary of indications from palaeoenvironmental and faunal data for seasonality and mobility during the Fayum Neolithic.
Environment | Local rainfalll | Highest in winter |
Lake levels | Inundations in summer? (August-September) | |
Temperature | Highest in summer | |
Solar radiation | Highest in summer | |
Animal resources | Birds | Mostly in winter (mid-September to early April) |
Game | Possible peak in summer? | |
Pig | Indicator for low mobility | |
Fish | Peak in fishing during spawning season (Triggered by inundations? Or by rising temperatures and solar radiation?) |