Research in Retrospect
The Animal Bones from Daima, Northeast Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12859248 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian M Fagan (0000-0002-1102-4580, University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 1-9 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of African Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1612-1651 • E-ISSN: 2191-5784 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/21915784-bja10015 |
| OpenAlex | W4225854032 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
This brief report describes the animal bones from the first millennium BC discovered during Graham Connah’s excavations at Daima Mound in northeastern Nigeria in 1965–66. The faunal research was completed by the author in 1973, but, owing to various circumstances, it has not been possible to publish the report until now. Eighty percent of the 657 positively identified bones come from domestic cattle, probably a small-statured breed. They were mostly slaughtered while young adults, which suggests they were surplus males. Small stock, probably goats, and also hunting were less important. The inhabitants consumed shallow water fish, mainly Clariidae (catfish), easily trapped in shallow pools. The small Daima collection confirms faunal data from other Lake Chad sites, which show that cattle herding was an important activity during the first millennium BC
Archaeology · Biology · Breed · Catfish · Fish · Fishery · Geography · Herding · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Stock (firearms · Zooarchaeology · Animal Diversity and Health Studies · Ecology and biodiversity studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |