Table 2. Distribution of Faunal Remains by Species for each Period
Species |
Iron II |
Late Hellenistic |
Early Roman/ Nabataean |
Late Ottoman |
SH/GO |
573 |
146 |
550 |
13 |
|
27.6% |
31.1% |
24.5% |
54.2% |
SHEEP |
37 |
8 |
32 |
1 |
|
1.8% |
1.7% |
1.4% |
4.2% |
CAPRA |
38 |
8 |
27 |
0 |
|
1.8% |
1.7% |
1.2% |
0.0% |
BOS |
38 |
11 |
19 |
1 |
|
1.8% |
2.3% |
0.8% |
4.2% |
DEER |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
GAZELLE |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
0.1% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
EQUID |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
0.2% |
0.4% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
BIRD |
30 |
11 |
100 |
3 |
|
1.4% |
2.3% |
4.5% |
12.5% |
|
33 |
6 |
85 |
1 |
|
1.6% |
1.3% |
3.8% |
4.2% |
M MAMM |
1234 |
250 |
1294 |
5 |
|
59.5% |
53.2% |
57.7% |
20.8% |
L MAMM |
66 |
16 |
99 |
0 |
|
3.2% |
3.4% |
4.4% |
0.0% |
DOG |
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
CARNIVORE |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
PIG |
4 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
0.2% |
0.4% |
0.4% |
0.0% |
CAMEL |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
FISH |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
SEA TURT |
7 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
|
0.3% |
1.9% |
0.4% |
0.0% |
|
D |
AC |
D |
|
FROG/TOAD |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.1% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |