Table 5 Average total weight values, average muscle weight and average calorie values for muscle weight of faunal and human species based on available data.
From: Assessing the calorific significance of episodes of human cannibalism in the Palaeolithic
Hominin/Fauna | Average Total Weight (kg) | Average Muscle Weight (kg)* | Calorie/kg (muscle) | Calorie Value (muscle) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hominin (H. sapiens) | 65.99 | 24.9 | 1300 | 32376 |
Mammoth (Mammuthus) | 3000 | 1800 | 2000 | 3600000 |
Woolly Rhinoceros (Coelodonta/Stephanorhinus/Rhinoceros) | 1200 | 720 | 1750 | 1260000 |
Aurochs (Bos) | 800 | 480 | 2040 | 979200 |
Steppe Bison (Bison) | 500 | 300 | 2040 | 612000 |
Cattle sp. (Bos) | 300 | 180 | 2040 | 367200 |
Bear (Ursus) | 250 | 150 | 4000 | 600000 |
Horse sp. (Equus) | 290 | 174 | 1150 | 200100 |
Giant deer (Megaloceros/Eucladoceros) | 220 | 132 | 1240 | 163680 |
Red deer (Cervus) | 220 | 132 | 1240 | 163680 |
Musk-ox (Ovibos) | 180 | 108 | 1300 | 140400 |
Deer sp. (Cervus/Dama) | 160 | 96 | 1240 | 119040 |
Boar (Sus) | 135 | 81 | 4000 | 324000 |
Reindeer (Rangifer) | 100 | 60 | 1000 | 60000 |
Ibex (Capra) | 70 | 42 | 1090 | 45780 |
Rupicapra (Rupicapra) | 60 | 36 | 1045 | 37620 |
Saiga (Saiga) | 45 | 31.5 | 1000 | 31500 |
Roe deer (Capreolus) | 22 | 13.2 | 1000 | 13200 |
Beaver (Castor) | 20 | 12 | 4000 | 48000 |
Hare sp. (Lepus) | 6 | 3.6 | 1070 | 3852 |
Steppe marmot (Marmota) | 1 | 0.6 | 3000 | 1800 |
Fish | 1.25 | 1 | 1300 | 1300 |
Birds | 1.25 | 1 | 2500 | 2500 |
