Khor Shambat 1 (Mesolithic)
Basic information
Sample name: Khor Shambat 1 (Mesolithic)
Sample aka: KSH1
Reference: J. Dunne, M. Jordeczka, M. Chlodnicki, K. Hardy, L. Kubiak-Martens, M. Moskal-del Hoyo, . Marta Osypinska, M. Portillo, I. Sobkowiak-Tabaka, S. Delgado-Raack, P. Bobrowski, P. S. Breeze, N. Drake, K. Manning, and R. P. Evershed. 2021. Holocene resource exploitation along the Nile: diet and subsistence strategies of Mesolithic and Neolithic societies at Khor Shambat 1, Sudan. Antiquity 95:1426-1445 [ER 3834]
Geography
Country: Sudan
Coordinate: 15° 39' N, 32° 29' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Holocene
Section: 3834
Unit number: 1
Unit order: below to above
Max Ma: 0.00795
Min Ma: 0.00621
Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)
Geography comments: "in Omdurman" (basis of coordinate)
there are five Mesolithic 14C dates ranging from 7950 +/- 40 to 6210 +/- 50 yr BP
there are five Mesolithic 14C dates ranging from 7950 +/- 40 to 6210 +/- 50 yr BP
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation,settlement
Archaeology: burials,ceramics,other structures
Habitat comments: a "settlement" with "an area of 1.5ha" with "numerous structures and two adult male burials"
the assemblage is a human accumulation including pottery sherds
the assemblage is a human accumulation including pottery sherds
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,birds,lizards,snakes,turtles,fishes
Sample size: 675 specimens
Sampling comments: archaeobotanical material is also described
molluscs are also present
molluscs are also present
Metadata
Sample number: 4186
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2023-03-25 17:21:08
Modified: 2023-05-30 06:25:40
Abundance distribution
31 species
10 singletons
total count 675
geometric series index: 58.9
Fisher's α: 6.708
geometric series k: 0.8128
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.4407
Shannon's H: 1.3006
Good's u: 0.9852
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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