ÇATALHÖYÜK 1997 ARCHIVE REPORT 


1997 Animal bone report by Louise Martin and Nerissa Russell 

Tables:
 
NISP/DZ Unit  Equus sp. Sm.-Med. Equid Large Equid E. hydruntinus E. hemionus E. caballus Total Equids
Mellaart 1022    1/1 1/0       2/1
Mellaart 1023    9/0         9/0
Mellaart 1026  2/0           2/0
Mellaart 1028  5/0 14/7 1/0       20/7
Mellaart 1038  3/2           3/2
Mellaart 1506  10/1 29/17 1/0 7/1     47/19
Mellaart 1511  5/1 15/11   3/0 1/0   24/12
Mellaart 1668  49/12     1/0 3/1 1/0 54/13
Mellaart 1868  1/0 4/1 1/0 1/0     7/1
Mellaart 1873  10/4 1/0   2/0     13/4
Mellaart 1895  4/2           4/2
Mellaart 2032  1/1 11/6         12/7
Mellaart 2059  1/0           1/0
Mellaart 2067        1/0     1/0
Mellaart 2331  1/0           1/0
Mellaart 2340        1/0     1/0
Mellaart 2347        1/0     1/0
Mellaart 2716    1/1         1/1
Mellaart 2739    1/1         1/1
Mellaart 2761  1/0           1/0
Total Mellaart  93/23 86/45 4/0 17/1 4/1 1/0 205/70
Table 1. Equid remains from the Mellaart, Summit and North areas (not including tools; 
including DNA samples from otherwise unanalyzed units)

NISP/DZ Unit  Equus sp. Sm.-Med. Equid Large Equid E. hydruntinus E. hemionus E. caballus Total Equids
Summit 1714      1/0       1/0
Summit 1719      1/2       1/2
Summit 1733            2/0  2/0
Total Summit     2/2      2/0  4/2
North 1101  1/1           1/1 
North 1102  1/0           1/0 
North 1104  1/0           1/0 
North 1105  1/0           1/0 
North 1116    1/1          1/1
North 1128  1/0     1/0      2/0 
North 1220  1/0           1/0 
North 1278  1/0           1/0 
North 1297        1/0      1/0 
North 1310    1/0  1/0       2/0 
North 1315  1/1           1/1 
Total North 8/2 2/1  1/0 2/0     13/3 
Total 101/25  88/46  7/2  19/1  4/1  3/0  222/75 
Table 1 (cont.). Equid remains from the Mellaart, Summit and North areas (not including tools; including 
DNA samples from otherwise unanalyzed units)
 
Unit Sheep/Goat/ 

Roe 

Sheep/Goat Sheep  Goat Cattle Deer Red deer Roe deer Pig/ 

Boar 

Equid Dog Fox Carnivore Hare Total ID Total
1022 11/.5 32/3.5  5/2.5   5/0        2/0  2/0 1/1       61/7.5 406 
1023 43/12.5 54/9  11/5   10/3  2/.5     1/0 9/0 1/0   3/1   124/31  1475
1025   1/0                          1/0 19
1026 18/2.5 9/2  5/2 1/1 5/.5          2/0   1/1     42/9 596 
1028 16/2 18/3.5  5/2 2/1 19/1.5    1/0   5/0 20/7   4/0     85/17  745
1038 6/2 28/6  1/1 1/0 8/0      13/1 1/0 3/2 28/6       89/18  235
1506 8/3 50/7  21/14.5 2/2 55/18        10/0  47/19   14/5.4      208/68.9  5196
1511 3/0 54/5.5  16/11 3/3 49/12  3/0     13/4 24/12   3/2     168/49.5  1611
1668 17/1 52/14.5  19/11.5 8/2 144/28.5        4/1  54/13 1/0 5/2  3/0 2/.2 309/73.7  4530
1803 1/0 10/1  1/1   3/0                 1/1 16/3 455 
1868 15/6 74/9.5  11/8   50/7  2/0   2/1 8/0 7/1     2/0 1/1 172/33.5  2009
1873 31/10 68/18  24/14.5 3/2 99/27  23/0     11/5.5 13/4 4/3  1/1 1/0 1/.2  279/85.2 3810
1886   1/1                          1/1 10
1895 8/2   7/1   15/1.5          4/2         34/6.5 216 
Table 2. The mammal remains from MELLAART area expressed at the Number of Identified Specimens (NISP) and Diagnostic Zones (DZ) (NISP/DZ). The total number of identifed specimens are shown, and the total number of bones and teeth in the right hand column. 


 
Unit Sheep/Goat/
Roe
Sheep/Goat Sheep  Goat Cattle Deer Red deer Roe deer Pig/
Boar
Equid Dog Fox Carnivore Hare Total ID Total
2000   1/1  1/1                       2/2 41 
2006 2/0 3/1  1/1   3/1 1/0               1/.2 11/3.2 150 
2028 3/0                           3/0 51
2032 1/0 3/.5  2/1       1/1   2/0  12/7         22/9.5 137 
2036                             0/0 35
2047   2/0      3/0                   4/0 49 
2059                   1/0          1/0 5
2761 1/1 2/0  4/2   4/3         1/0         12/6 120 
TOT 

NISP

                              21901 
TOT 

DZ

42.5  83 79 11 103 0.5 1 2 10.5 67 10 11.4 1 2.6 424.5  
DZ% 10.0 19.6  18.6 2.6 24.3  0.1 0.2 0.5  2.5 15.8 2.4  2.7 0.2 0.6    100%
Table 2 (cont.). The mammal remains from MELLAART area expressed at the Number of Identified Specimens (NISP) and Diagnostic Zones (DZ) (NISP/DZ). The total number of identifed specimens are shown, and the total number of bones and teeth in the right hand column. 

NISP/DZ Sh/Gt 

/Roe 

Sh/Gt Sheep  Goat Cattle  Deer Red deer  Roe deer Pig/ 

Boar 

Equid Dog  Fox Carnivore  Hare Total ID  Total
Space 105 fill 11/3 104/12.5  37/25.5 5/5  104 

/30 

3/0     23/4 71/31    17/7.4      376/118.9  6807
Space 115 fill 17/1 52/14.5  19/11.5 8/2  144 

/28.5 

      4/1  54/13 1/0  5/2 3/0  2/.2 309/73.7  4530
Building 2, space 117 fill  54/18 142/27.5  42/23.5 3/2  164 

/35.5 

25/0   2/1 19/5.5  24/7 4/3  1/1 3/0  2/1.2 485/125.2  6035
Building 2, space 117 floor  1/1 2/0  4/2   4/3         1/0          12/6 120 
Building 2, space 116 fill  2/0 13/1.5  3/2   3/0   1/1    2/0 12/7       1/1 38/12.5 592 
Space 109 fill   1/1 1/1                        2/2  41
Space 113 fill 2/0 4/2  1/1   3/1                 1/.2  12/4.2 160 
Space 113, fill of pit 2050  3/0 2/0      3/0          1/0         8/0  140
Table 3. The mammal remains from the MELLAART area separated into excavated areas (spaces). 

Space 105 fills = 1506, 1511 
Space 115 fill = 1668 
Space 117 fill = 1868, 1873, 1895 
Space 117 floor = 2761 
Space 116 fills = 1803, 2032 
Space 109 fill = 2000 
Space 113 fills = 1886, 2006 
Space 113, pit 2050 fills = 2028, 2036, 2047, 2059


DZ% Sh/Gt 

/Roe 

Sh/Gt Sheep  Goat Cattle  Deer Red deer  Roe deer Pig/ 

Boar 

Equid Dog  Fox Carnivore  Hare Total ID 
Space 105 fill 2.5 10.5  21.4 4.2  25.0       3.4  26   6.2     118.9
Space 115 fill 1.4 19.7  15.6 2.7  38.6       1.4  17.6   2.7   0.3  73.7
Building 2, space 117 fill  14.4 22.0  18.8 1.6  28.4     0.8 4.4  5.6 2.4  0.8   1.0 125.2 
Table 4. The percentages of taxa (by DZ) for fills in spaces 105, 115, 117.

Unit Sheep/Goat/ 

Roe 

Sheep/Goat Sheep  Goat Cattle Deer Red Deer  Roe Deer Pig/ 

Boar 

Equid Dog Wolf Fox Carnivore  Hare Total ID  Total
1708 4/0. 11/1  8/5.5   11/1.5        2/1        1/0      37/9 325
1709    2/.5  5/5                         7/5.5 8
1710    3/0  1/1                         4/1 5
1712    3/3.5  6/5   4/2                     13/10.5  13
1714 5/2 33/5.5  14/12.5   59/15.5        3/2  1/0           115/37.5  538
1715  1/0   1/1 1/1 2/0                      5/2 8
1716    1/1  1/1 1/1                       3/3 5
1717 5/0 45/2.5  8/5.5   47/4        1/0              106/12 403
1719    1/.5  4/2 1/0           1/2           7/4.5  7
1720    2/.5    1/1 3/0                     6/1.5 6
1722 2/0 18/4  5/2 1/0 10/1                      36/7 162
1723    2/0  2/2 1/1 1/1                      6/4 6
1724 5/0 26/3  6/4   5/1       1/0              43/8 165
1727  1/1 6/0                            7/1 8 
1728 7/0 2/1  13/7 1/0 15/3.5        1.0              39/11.5  148
1729 1/0 6/0      6/1               1/.2      14/1.2 78
1730          6/0                     6/0 6
Table 5. The mammal bones from SUMMIT area expressed as the Number of Identified Specimens (NISP) and Diagnostic Zones (DZ) (NISP/DZ). The total number of identified specimens are shown, and total number of bones/teeth in the right hand column.
 
Unit Sheep/ 

Goat/ 

Roe 

Sheep/Goat Sheep  Goat Cattle Deer Red Deer  Roe Deer Pig/ 

Boar 

Equid Dog Wolf Fox Carnivore  Hare Total ID  Total
1731   7/0  1/1   23/.5                      31/1.5 73
1732    1/1  1/1                         2/2 3
1733   5/0  1/1   3/1         2/0           11/2  57
1735    3/1  2/1.5           1/.5              6/4 7
1737   3/1  1/1   2/2                     6/4 17
1738          15/0                     15/0 15
1741    5/4.5  3/3 1/1 2/0            1/1         12/9.5  12
1745   12/2  2/2   1/0                     15/4 43
1746       1/1                       1/1 6
1747   13/3  1/1   142/1                      156/5 261
1768 4/1 29/1  4/2   2/1       5/0.5            1/0 45/5.5  205
TOT 

NISP

35  239 90 359 0 0 14 1 0 0 1 754  2590
NISP % 4.6 31.7 11.9 1.2  47.6 0 0 1.9 0.5  0.1 0 0.3  0 0.1   99.9%
TOT DZ 4 36.5 66 36 0 0 4 1 0 0.2  0 0 156   
DZ % 2.6 23.4 42.3 3.8  23 0 0 2.6 1.3  0.6 0 0.1  0 0   99.7%
Table 5 (cont).
 
NISP/Diagnostic Zones Sh/Goat/Roe Deer Sh/Goat  Sheep Goat  Cattle Deer  Red deer Roe deer  Pig Equid  Dog Wolf  Fox Carnivore  Hare Total ID  Total
Fill of pit 101 16/2  51/12 38/28  2/1 87/20.5        6/3  1/0 1/1    1/0     203/67.5  1023
DZ% pit 101 3  18 42  2 30  0 0  0 4  0 2  0 0  0 0     
Floor deposits in Building 10  18/1 174/23  43/30 6/4  250/14.5       8/1  3/2     1/.2   1/0 583/75.7  1892
DZ% floors 1  30 40  5 19  0 0  0 1  3 0  0 0.3  0 0     
Table 6. The mammals from SUMMIT area expressed at NISP/DZ by features: 
Pit 101 = 1708, 1714, 1728, 1741; 
floor deposits = 1712, 1715, 1716, 1717, 1719, 1720, 1722, 1724, 1729, 1731, 1733, 1735, 1737, 1745, 1746, 1747, 1748

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