Dust Cave (Zones T and U)
Basic information
Sample name: Dust Cave (Zones T and U)
Reference: R. B. Walker, K. R. Detwiler, S. C. Meeks, and B. N. Driskell. 2001. Berries, bones, and blades: reconstructing Late Paleoindian subsistence economy at Dust Cave, Alabama. Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology 26(2):169-197 [ER 3137]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Alabama
Coordinate: 34° 49' N, 87° 40' W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Holocene
Max Ma: 0.01059
Min Ma: 0.00989
Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)
Geography comments: "near Florence" (basis of coordinate)
there are 17 radiocarbon dates on this layer ranging from 10590 +/- 60 ybp to 9890 +/- 70 ybp (presumed to be uncalibrated because errors are symmetrically distributed)
there are 17 radiocarbon dates on this layer ranging from 10590 +/- 60 ybp to 9890 +/- 70 ybp (presumed to be uncalibrated because errors are symmetrically distributed)
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation
Archaeology: stone tools
Habitat comments: "a basal sediment" (lithology not stated) with "carbonized plant remains" indicate "the result of human activity, namely burning events"
a chipped stone tool assemblage is detailed and there is no mention of ceramics
a chipped stone tool assemblage is detailed and there is no mention of ceramics
Methods
Life forms: bats,carnivores,rodents,ungulates,other small mammals,birds,snakes,turtles,frogs,fishes
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 212 specimens
Years: 1989 - 1994
Sampling comments: sampling was from "the heavy fraction of flotation samples (1 mm mesh size)) and "water-screening (6 mm mesh)"
Metadata
Sample number: 3427
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-09-01 12:31:23
Modified: 2023-04-03 08:45:40
Abundance distribution
41 species
14 singletons
total count 212
geometric series index: 82.4
Fisher's α: 15.139
geometric series k: 0.9278
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9524
Shannon's H: 3.2790
Good's u: 0.9344
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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