Giant Forest Hog and Bush Pig in Archaeological Contexts at the Kabata-3 Site, Western Uganda - Archive ouverte HAL
Article Dans Une Revue Geo-Pal Uganda Année : 2024

Giant Forest Hog and Bush Pig in Archaeological Contexts at the Kabata-3 Site, Western Uganda

Résumé

Archaeological excavations at the Kabata-3 site (KA-3), in Western Uganda during 2021 were conducted as part of the regional inquiry in the Ndali Crater Lakes Region (NCLR) (Schmidt et al. 2024a, 2024b). The excavations at KA-3 yielded abundant faunal remains associated with several pottery traditions, including Kansyore, Transitional Urewe (TU, Early Iron Age) and Bigo period. Among the mammalian remains from the site, there are several suid teeth and post-cranial elements indicating the presence of two taxa Giant Forest Hog Hylochoerus (6 teeth) and Potamochoerus (1 tooth). This paper describes and analyses the suid specimens from KA-3 and examines them within their archaeological context and relationships with other faunal remains at other NCLR sites. This examination is important because remains of these two suids tend to be rare in African archaeological sites, especially when compared to the more common occurrence of Wart Hog, Phacochoerus. KA-3 and two other sites (KA-1 and NK-1) with post-cranial remains of Hylochoerus are close to the contact zone between the ranges of Potamochoerus porcus and Potamochoerus larvatus and it falls within the present day distribution zone of Hylochoerus meinertzhageni.
Fichier non déposé

Dates et versions

hal-04710469 , version 1 (26-09-2024)

Identifiants

  • HAL Id : hal-04710469 , version 1

Citer

Jackeline Nyiracyiza Besigye, Martin Pickford, Peter Schmidt. Giant Forest Hog and Bush Pig in Archaeological Contexts at the Kabata-3 Site, Western Uganda. Geo-Pal Uganda, 2024, 22, pp.1-22. ⟨hal-04710469⟩
18 Consultations
0 Téléchargements

Partager

More