Tel Ro'im West (Late PPNB)
Basic information
Sample name: Tel Ro'im West (Late PPNB)
Reference: N. Agha, D. Nadel, and G. Bar-Oz. 2019. New insights into livestock management and domestication at Tel Ro'im West, a multi-layer Neolithic site in the Upper Jordan Valley, Israel. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 27:101991 [ER 3752]
Geography
Country: Israel
Coordinate: 33° 13' 42" N, 35° 34' 25" E
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Time interval: Holocene
Section: 3752
Unit number: 1
Unit order: below to above
Max Ma: 0.0095
Min Ma: 0.0087
Age basis: radiocarbon (calibrated)
Geography comments: "Tel Ro'im West is a Neolithic mound situated above the northwestern margin of the Hula Valley, c. 150 m west of Tel Ro'im, in northern Israel. It is located on a low rise at the foot of the Ramim Ridge, c. 175 m asl".
The Late Pre-Pottery Neolithic B stratum of Tel Ro'im West dates to between 9500 and 8700 cal. BP.
The Late Pre-Pottery Neolithic B stratum of Tel Ro'im West dates to between 9500 and 8700 cal. BP.
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation,settlement
Archaeology: buildings,burials,stone tools
Habitat comments: "The site contains five main strata. The Late PPNB sequence corresponds to Stratum V, marked by brown-red sediment 0.5-1.2 m thick. A few construction phases were found, mainly several levels of plastered flooring. Three burials were also found. The flint assemblage was rich and differed from the upper assemblages in the types of tools, the knapping technology and the quality. Below Stratum V, sterile red soil is found throughout the area".
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,other small mammals,birds,turtles
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 313 specimens
Years: 2004
Sampling comments: "Initial probes were conducted at the site followed by a salvage excavation in 2004. The main excavation was carried out in two areas: Area A (125 m2) and Area B (50 m2). Area A was excavated to bedrock and reached a depth of c. 4 m while area B was excavated to an average depth of about 1 m". The remains below were derived from Area A.
"All bone fragments were retrieved through dry sifting (10 mm) from stratigraphically well-defined loci and layers".
"All bone fragments were retrieved through dry sifting (10 mm) from stratigraphically well-defined loci and layers".
Metadata
Sample number: 4001
Contributor: Benjamin Carter
Enterer: Benjamin Carter
Created: 2022-10-10 12:04:22
Modified: 2023-05-30 02:04:53
Abundance distribution
19 species
5 singletons
total count 313
geometric series index: 32.1
Fisher's α: 4.453
geometric series k: 0.7508
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6572
Shannon's H: 1.6798
Good's u: 0.9841
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†Bos primigenius | 7 | |
also 16 Bos sp. | ||
Dama dama mesopotamica | 6 | 62 kg |
"Dama mesopotamica" | ||
Sus scrofa | 174 | 54 kg herbivore |
Capreolus capreolus | 3 | 22 kg browser |
Ovis aries | 8 | 41 kg |
Capra aegagrus hircus | 18 | 22 kg browser-grazer |
75 Caprinae indet. | ||
Gazella gazella | 47 | 21 kg |
Panthera pardus | 1 | 33 kg carnivore |
Canis sp. | 3 | |
Vulpes vulpes | 4 | 5.3 kg carnivore-insectivore |
Felis sp. | 7 | |
Lepus capensis | 1 | |
Erinaceus europaeus | 2 | |
Spalax sp. | 2 | |
Microtus guentheri | 1 | |
Anas platyrhynchos | 8 | 35.3 g granivore |
also 7 Anas sp. | ||
Fulica atra | 1 | 30.0 g omnivore |
Ardea sp. | 1 | |
Testudo graeca | 19 |