Abstract: In 2006, plenty of faunal remains were unearthed from the Huoshiliang site in Yulin city, northern Shaanxi Province. All these faunal remains were collected scientifically according to the archaeological units and were carefully classified, measured and identified. The results of sorting and analysis of these remains indicate that there are at least 19 species including the mole rat, rabbit, red fox, dog, badger, cat, tiger, horse, domestic pig, goat, sheep, cattle, red deer, sika deer, roe deer, blue sheep, Mongolian gazelle and birds. Almost all these faunal remains belong to from the Late Longshan Period to the Early Xia Dynasty. The identifications of these faunal remains suggest the environment of the site was deteriorated with desertification, and the climate was better than the present associated with the large square grasslands and some forest. The MNI of goat and sheep account for 60% of the total animal remains, the MNI of wild animals is much smaller than domestic animals.

Key words: Yulin; Huoshiliang site; the Late Longshan Period to the Early Xia Dynasty; Faunal remains