Kotada Bhadli
Basic information
Sample name: Kotada Bhadli
Reference: P. Goyal, P. Shirvalkar, and Y. S. Rawat. 2018. Archaeozoological finds from Kotada Bhadli, Gujarat, a Late Mature Harappan site. Man and Environment 43(2):67-83 [ER 3378]
Geography
Country: India
State: Gujarat
Coordinate: 23° 20' N, 69° 20' E
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Time interval: Holocene
Max Ma: 0.00425
Min Ma: 0.00405
Age basis: stage
Geography comments: "The site of Kotada Bhadli is located in the Nakhatrana Taluka, District Kachchh, Gujarat"
"The site is approximately 1.258 ha in size, and is located on a confluence zone of two rivers"
"The excavated ceramic assemblage is typical of Mature Harappan as well as regional Sorath Harappan types"
"These indicate that the site belongs to the Late Mature Harappan period ... dated between 2300 BCE and 2100 BCE"
"The site is approximately 1.258 ha in size, and is located on a confluence zone of two rivers"
"The excavated ceramic assemblage is typical of Mature Harappan as well as regional Sorath Harappan types"
"These indicate that the site belongs to the Late Mature Harappan period ... dated between 2300 BCE and 2100 BCE"
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation,settlement
Archaeology: bone tools,buildings,ceramics,stone tools,other artifacts
Habitat comments: "Excavations at the site revealed evidence of a multi-roomed residential structure ... along with a fortification wall all around the site"
Numerous ceramics and "material culture such as spherical weights, terracotta beads," and "chert blades from the site" have also been reported
"Most of the bones were found in a highly fragmented condition" likely "a result of various factors such as butchering activities, food processing and consumption" ... etc.
"Several skeletal fragments ... contain cutting and butchering marks" and "a large number of bones ... revealed marks of charring"
Numerous ceramics and "material culture such as spherical weights, terracotta beads," and "chert blades from the site" have also been reported
"Most of the bones were found in a highly fragmented condition" likely "a result of various factors such as butchering activities, food processing and consumption" ... etc.
"Several skeletal fragments ... contain cutting and butchering marks" and "a large number of bones ... revealed marks of charring"
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,marine mammals,other large mammals,other small mammals,lizards,turtles,other reptiles,clams,snails
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 3710 specimens
Sampling comments: "The site was excavated for three seasons (2010-2013)"
"The faunal material comes from 29 trenches" in an effort "to sample all areas of the site"
"The bones were hand-picked and no sieving procedure was conducted to collect the bones"
"The faunal material comes from 29 trenches" in an effort "to sample all areas of the site"
"The bones were hand-picked and no sieving procedure was conducted to collect the bones"
Metadata
Sample number: 3751
Contributor: Benjamin Carter
Enterer: Benjamin Carter
Created: 2021-05-31 15:32:27
Modified: 2023-02-25 11:12:29
Abundance distribution
36 species
5 singletons
total count 3710
geometric series index: 47.8
Fisher's α: 5.530
geometric series k: 0.8101
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7803
Shannon's H: 2.1340
Good's u: 0.9987
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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