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Tell Afis, Syria

The remains under study come from different areas dated to Late Chalcolithic, Bronze age and Iron age.
List of the identified species (year 1999)
Gourmya rupestris (Brug.)
Columbella rustica L.
Arcularia gibbosula (L.)
Cypraea spurca L.
Cypraea moneta L.
Cypraea annulus L.
Helicidae
Dentalium sp.
Glycymeris sp.
Ostrea sp
Unio sp.
Unio tigridis Fer.
Bivalvia
Pisces
Clarias sp.
Chelonia
Aves
Struthio camelus L.
Spalax leucodon
Lepus capensis L.
Canis familiaris L.
Vulpes sp.
Meles meles L.
Mustela nivalis L.
Sus scrofa ferus L.
Sus scrofa domesticus L.
Hippopotamus amphibius L.
Cervus elaphus L.
Dama mesopotamica Brooke
Cervus/Dama
Capreolus capreolus L.
Bos cfr. primigenius Bojanus
Bos taurus L.
Gazella sp.
Ovis aries L.
Ovis cfr. ammon L.
Capra hircus L.
Capra cfr. aegagrus Erxl.
Ovis vel Capra
Ovis vel Capra (wild)
Equus asinus L.
Equus hemionus Pall.
Equus asinus/hemionus
Equus caballus L.
Equus sp.
Camelus sp.

 

 

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