FAUNAL REMAINS FROM THE MONASTERY IN OLD DONGOLA (KOM H), SEASON 2006)
FAUNAL REMAINS FROM THE MONASTERY IN OLD DONGOLA (KOM H), SEASON 2006)

Summary/Abstract: Osteological material collected during the 2006 season in the monastery in Old Dongola comprised 264 faunal remains from the SW-E area on Kom H. Contextual dating of the remains placed them in the terminal Christian period. The state of the bones was very good, allowing for a high percentage of determined remains (75%). The archeozoological analysis concentrated on species and anatomical determination of the osteological remains. The data is presented as tables with percentage shares calculated where possible. The bones were examined also with regard to the percentage share of individual carcass parts, animal age and morphology. Butchery and post-consumptional traces were evaluated. Remains from the monastery comprise bones and horns of mammals, to the exclusion of all other kinds. The most numerous among consumptional species are small ruminants – sheep and goat, followed by cattle and pig. Three fragments of dog bones were recorded, two bones of camel and one of a donkey or horse.

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