Medzhibozh 1 (horizon 16a)
Basic information
Sample name: Medzhibozh 1 (horizon 16a)
Sample aka: Medzhybizh 1
Reference: V. N. Stepanchuk and A.-M. Moigne. 2016. MIS 11-locality of Medzhibozh, Ukraine: Archaeological and paleozoological evidence. Quaternary International 409:241-245 [ER 3847]
Geography
Country: Ukraine
Coordinate: 49° 35' 40" N, 27° 42' 23" E
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Time interval: Middle Pleistocene
Max Ma: 0.399
Min Ma: 0.373
Age basis: ESR
Geography comments: "approximately 1 km west of the town of Medzhibozh, on the left bank of the Southern Bug river"
assigned to MIS11
Qi et al. (2018, Geophys. J. 40:155-177) provide ESR dates on bone of 379 +/- 27, 373 +/- 17, 399 +/- 11, and 396 +/- 13 ka
assigned to MIS11
Qi et al. (2018, Geophys. J. 40:155-177) provide ESR dates on bone of 379 +/- 27, 373 +/- 17, 399 +/- 11, and 396 +/- 13 ka
Environment
Lithology: sandstone
Taphonomic context: human accumulation,paleosol
Archaeology: hearths,stone tools
Habitat comments: all the material is from horizon 16a
the fossiliferous horizons in general include "pedosediments, loamy soils, and sandy sediments" but this horizon represents "subaerial deposits"
there are numerous lithic artifacts, and some bones have percussion or cut marks
"Burnt bones are well documented and are associated with charcoals and heated sediments"
"Carnivore activity is rare"
"this assemblage was not natural" but "likely represented the remains of hominid occupation of low bank area located right at the water"
the fossiliferous horizons in general include "pedosediments, loamy soils, and sandy sediments" but this horizon represents "subaerial deposits"
there are numerous lithic artifacts, and some bones have percussion or cut marks
"Burnt bones are well documented and are associated with charcoals and heated sediments"
"Carnivore activity is rare"
"this assemblage was not natural" but "likely represented the remains of hominid occupation of low bank area located right at the water"
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 222 specimens
Years: 2009 - 2011
Sampling comments: specimens were collected from trench 1
see Stefaniak et al. (2022, Quaternary International 633:103-117) for counts of specimens from other levels within the section
see Stefaniak et al. (2022, Quaternary International 633:103-117) for counts of specimens from other levels within the section
Metadata
Sample number: 4212
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2023-04-07 22:15:16
Modified: 2023-04-07 12:15:16
Abundance distribution
10 species
1 singleton
total count 222
geometric series index: 12.8
Fisher's α: 2.153
geometric series k: 0.5956
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7005
Shannon's H: 1.5760
Good's u: 0.9955
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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| Proboscidea indet. | 8 | |
| Dama dama clactoniana | 51 | 62 kg |
| Cervus elaphus | 106 | 104 kg |
| Capreolus capreolus suessenbornensis | 9 | 22 kg browser |
| "C. suessenbornensis": a subspecies according to Valli (2010, Quaternary International) | ||
| Megaloceros sp. | 3 | |
| †Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis | 23 | |
| Sus scrofa priscus | 3 | 54 kg herbivore |
| †Ursus deningeri | 9 | |
| Ursus thibetanus | 1 | 63 kg browser-frugivore |
| Castor fiber | 9 | |