Sagan-Zaba II (Layer 1)
Basic information
Sample name: Sagan-Zaba II (Layer 1)
Reference: T. Nomokonova, R. J. Losey, A. Weber, O. I. Goriunova, and A. G. Novikov. 2011. Late Holocene subsistence practices among Cis-Baikal pastoralists, Siberia. Asian Perspectives 49(1):157-179 [ER 3368]
Geography
Country: Russia
Coordinate: 51° 51' N, 104° 53' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Holocene
Section: 3368
Unit number: 1
Unit order: above to below
Ma: 0.00058
Age basis: radiocarbon (calibrated)
Geography comments: Site is "located on the western shore of Lake Baikal" inside Pribaikalsky National Park (basis of coordinate)
"A single radiocarbon date of 580 ± 85 (SOAN–6590; A.D. 1300–1370) was produced on this layer"
"all dates calibrated using Calib 5.0.1, with margins of errors presented at 1 sigma"
"A single radiocarbon date of 580 ± 85 (SOAN–6590; A.D. 1300–1370) was produced on this layer"
"all dates calibrated using Calib 5.0.1, with margins of errors presented at 1 sigma"
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation
Archaeology: ceramics,hearths,metal tools,other artifacts
Habitat comments: "The small cove and shoreline near the site... feature extensive prehistoric rock art"
"Stratified Holocene habitation deposits are found throughout the floor of the short U-shaped valley backing the cove"
"Archaeological materials at Sagan-Zaba were discovered and excavated in the 1970s"
"cultural materials spanning from the Iron Age to the non-ceramic Neolithic were recovered" from these excavations
The ceramic remains uncovered from this layer may indicate "mixing of materials between layers I and II"
"Stratified Holocene habitation deposits are found throughout the floor of the short U-shaped valley backing the cove"
"Archaeological materials at Sagan-Zaba were discovered and excavated in the 1970s"
"cultural materials spanning from the Iron Age to the non-ceramic Neolithic were recovered" from these excavations
The ceramic remains uncovered from this layer may indicate "mixing of materials between layers I and II"
Methods
Life forms: rodents,ungulates,marine mammals,birds,fishes
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 114 specimens
Sampling comments: "Modern field recovery and recording methods (e.g., sieving of all deposits over 3 mm mesh, flotation for botanical remains, detailed stratigraphic studies, and total station artifact mapping) were applied throughout all phases of excavation"
"fieldwork in 2006 involved testing the cove through augering and small excavation blocks"
"Two trenches totalling ∼67 m3 were excavated at the northeastern portion of the site in in 2007–2008"
"fieldwork in 2006 involved testing the cove through augering and small excavation blocks"
"Two trenches totalling ∼67 m3 were excavated at the northeastern portion of the site in in 2007–2008"
Metadata
Sample number: 3726
Contributor: Benjamin Carter
Enterer: Benjamin Carter
Created: 2021-05-06 10:59:56
Modified: 2023-04-29 02:49:00
Abundance distribution
10 species
2 singletons
total count 114
geometric series index: 15.8
Fisher's α: 2.640
geometric series k: 0.6407
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7098
Shannon's H: 1.6210
Good's u: 0.9828
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| Equus spp. | 6 | |
| Capreolus pygargus | 11 | |
| also 2 Cervidae indet. | ||
| Bos spp. | 13 | |
| Caprinae indet. | 19 | |
| also 33 Artiodactyla indet. | ||
| Phoca sibirica | 55 | |
| Urocitellus undulatus | 4 | |
| "Citellus undulatus" | ||
| Muridae indet. | 1 | |
| Aves indet. | 1 | |
| Acipenser baerii baicalensis | 2 | |
| Salmonidae indet. | 2 | |
| also 52 Fish indet. | ||