Finds 445

Main Information

Finds ID	445
Site	Cayönü
Area	ID 173 settlement
Research event	excavation: research The Cayönü Excavations 1964 - 1991
Finds type	animal remains
Small finds category	None
Small finds type
Botany species
Animal remains species	bird () brown bear (Ursus arctos) fish (None) hare (Lepus timidus) hare (Lepus europaeus) pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) red deer (Cervus elaphus) red fox (Vulpes vulpes) wild boar (Sus scrofa) wild goat (Capra aegagrus) wild sheep (Ovis orientalis)
Animal remains completeness	incomplete
Animal remains part	unknown
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	5
Comment	At this stage diet is mainly dependent on hunting and gathering. Among the most hunted species the wild boar is first in line (an average of 40%). Followint the boar are wild cattle, deer, wild sheep, and goat. Apart from these, onagers, bears, foxes, hares, small mammals, and some birds were also hunted and fish were caught. A few domesticated pigs are also seen.

Bibliography

Reference	Hongo, H., The Process of Ungulate Domestication at Cayönü, Southeastern Turkey. A Multidisciplinary Approach focusing on Bos sp. and Cervus elaphus., None, None Özdogan, A., Cayönü, None, None Hongo, H., Animal Exploitation at Cayönü Tepesi, Southeastern Anatolia., None, None Hongo, H., Faunal Remains from Prepottery Neolithic Levels at Cayönü, Southeastern Turkey. A Preliminary Report Focusing on Pigs (Sus sp)., None, None

Interpretations related to these Finds

Interpretation	ID 25 ID 26