马家浜文化早期,太湖沿岸的先民们主要通过渔猎野生动物来获取所需的肉食资源,不同聚落野生动物群构成的差异可能与聚落所处的地理位置及先民对自然资源的开发利用能力有关。他们已经驯化并饲养狗和猪,家猪饲养水平随着时间的推移慢慢提高;水牛尚未被人类驯化,仍属野生种属;除了获取肉食外,先民还会进一步利用动物骨骼和鹿角等来制作所需的物品,有可能会利用某些特殊动物的皮毛资源。
In early Majiabang Culture, the residents of the Taihu lake valley depended on hunting and fishing for their meat consumption. The fauna composition of one settlement is believed to be tired to the geo- graphical location of the settlement and the residents' utilization of natural resources. At the time, dogs and pigs had been domesticated and the pig breading level was advancing; Buffalos were still a wild species yet to be domesticated. In addition to meat consumption, people also used animal bones and deer horns to make tools and utensils. Very likely, some special animals were also consumed as fur resources.