Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (13.2001(2002))

TELL EL-LARKHA

EGYPT

WESTERN KOM

Pig dominates among the domestic
animal remains, second place being taken
by cattle, followed by goat/sheep, dog and
cat. Here, too, pig was slaughtered at the
age of 1-2 years. It should be noted,
however, that the quantity of osseous
animal remains originating from this area
is much smaller than that from the
Central Kom.
Remains of wild animals constitute
merely 2% of all the identified remains.

Represented is the auroch, donkey or
onager, hippopotamus and rodents of the
Nesokia indica line. The shoulder bone of
one auroch was found in the wall of
a building, where it was used in
replacement of a brick, while the bones of
the metatarsus and metacarpus were laid
out in opposition by the wall. Hip-
popotamus was identified on the grounds
of six fragments of tusks, all originating
possibly from the same individual. (RA)

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