Animal bones found in Naqada Period tombs at Abydos
(A. von den Driesch, J. Peters in Dreyer et al. 2000: 86-89)
| bos primigenius | wild aurochs |
| bos primigenius f. taurus | |
| ovis orientalis f. hircus | |
| loxodenta africana (only ivory) | |
| hippopotamus amphibius | hippopotamus |
| canis lupus f. familianis | |
| arvicanthis nilothicus | |
| struthio camelus | ostrich |
| egretta garzetta | little egret |
| columba livia | rock dove |
| streptopelia turtur | turtledove |
| streptopelia senegalensis | laughing dove |
| cocodilus niloticus | |
| trinyx garie pinus | |
| lates niloticus | Nile perch |
| barbus spec. | |
| aspatharia rubens | a shell |
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