Mujina Pecina (Level C)
Basic information
Sample name: Mujina Pecina (Level C)

Reference: I. Karavanic, P. T. Miracle, M. Culiberg, D. Kurtanjek, J. Zupanic, V. Golubic, M. Paunovic, J. M. Lenardic, V. Malez, R. Sosic, I. Jankovic, and F. H. Smith. 2008. The Middle Paleolithic from Mujina Pecina, Dalmatia, Croatia. Journal of Field Archaeology 33(3):259-277 [ER 3101]
Geography
Country: Croatia


Coordinate: 43° 31' N, 16° 15' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Late Pleistocene

Section: 3101

Unit number: 2

Unit order: above to below

Ma: 0.04046

Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)

Geography comments: "a cave... located north of Trogir and west of Split" (coordinate based on Trogir)
Middle Paleolithic: uncalibrated AMS dates include 39.200 +1230/-1060 on bone (Level B), 40,460 +1470/-1220 on bone (Level C), 40,430 +1440/-1220 on bone (Level D1), 41,820 +1740/-1430 on bone (Level D2), and 34,200 +/- 500 on charcoal (Level D2); the latter is stratigraphically inconsistent with all other dates and put aside here

Environment
Lithology: sandstone

Taphonomic context: cave,human accumulation

Archaeology: stone tools

Habitat comments: "Levels B and C contain brown sandy sediment with stone debris... Level D1 contains cryoclastic stone debris with some gravel and yellowish red sand sediment (stratigraphic unit D1B), while Level D2 contains cryoclastic stone debris with gravel and yellowish red sandy sediment"
there are numerous stone tools and some bones are burned or have impact scars or cut marks, so the ungulate assemblage is interpreted as having been "brought to the site" by hunters, although "Carnivores were also active at the site"

Methods
Life forms: carnivores,ungulates

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 6 specimens

Sampling comments: "Systematic excavations began in 1995" and continued at least through 2000

Metadata
Sample number: 3385

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2019-08-28 20:24:57

Modified: 2023-04-29 01:02:16

Abundance distribution
4 species
3 singletons
total count 6
extrapolated richness: 24.0
Fisher's α: 5.245
geometric series k: 0.6934
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6000
Shannon's H: 1.2425
Good's u: 0.5000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
Register
Capra ibex137 kg
Cervus elaphus1104 kg
Bovini indet.3
Bos or Bison
Meles meles111 kg invertivore-herbivore