Animal remains from the el-Hamra Christian complex in the el-Ga'ab Depression, West Dongola (Sudan)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19495741 |
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| Authors | Hamad Mohamed Hamdeen (0009-0004-4946-2908, Deparment of Archaeology University of El Neelian, Sudan), Yahia Fadl Tahir (University of Khartoum) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Issue | 28.2 |
| Pages | 455-464 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1234-5415 • E-ISSN: 2083-537X |
| Publisher | University of Warsaw (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam28.2.24 |
| OpenAlex | W3115558887 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The animal remains discussed in this paper come from three archaeological sites in the el‐Hamra Christian complex, excavated within the frame of the el‐Ga'ab Depression archaeological, ethnographical and ecological project. During two seasons in 2013/2014 and 2014/2015, a team directed by Yahia Fadl Tahir collected and examined a total of 89 mammal, five ostrich egg and 16 mollusk remains. The bone assemblage was divided into seven groups representing the most and least attractive parts of the carcass in terms of nutritional value. Identified species include sheep (Ovis aries) and goat (Capra hircus), while other animal remains include ostrich egg fragments and mollusk species: Pila ovata, Melanoides tuberculata and Lanistes carinatus. Similarities can be observed in livestock husbandry and subsistence patterns in the early Christian period in the Dongola region, where the economy depended on small mammals like sheep and goats to provide milk and meat
Agriculture · Animal husbandry · Archaeology · Biology · Capra hircus · Domestication · Geography · Livestock · Olduvai Gorge · Ovis · Subsistence agriculture · Zooarchaeology · Zoology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Animal Diversity and Health Studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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