Finds 1652

Main Information
Finds ID 1652
Site Mersin-Yumuktepe
Area ID 659 settlement
Research event
Finds type animal remains
Small finds category None
Small finds type
Botany species
Animal remains species cattle (Bos taurus)
fish (None)
goat (Capra hircus)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)
sheep (Ovis aries)
Animal remains completeness None
Animal remains part
Lithics technology
Lithics industry
Lithics cores and preparation
Lithics retouched tools
Lithics unretouched tools
Lithics raw material
Obsidian None
Obsidian amount None
Pottery form
Pottery detail
Pottery decoration
Pottery type None
Amount
Material
Confidence None
Comment mostly cattle and caprovines, lesser pig; much more goat than sheep, because the goat hair was woven into blankets or rugs. Caprovines and cattle were killed as adult animals, whereas suids were killed young, which indicates that pigs were held for meat, cattle and caprovines also for milk and wool. There were only few fish bones; other than that there was no hunting
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Interpretations related to these Finds
Interpretation ID 85