Bone Cave
Basic information
Sample name: Bone Cave
Reference: J. R. Ferguson and C. E. Skinner. 2005. Bone Cave: a severely disturbed cave site in central Oregon. North American Archaeologist 26(2):221-244 [ER 3151]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Oregon
Coordinate: 44° 3' N, 121° 18' W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Holocene
Min Ma: 0.00685
Age basis: other
Geography comments: "immediately east of the city of Bend" (basis of coordinate)
there are no direct dates, but the assemblage is thought to be "prior to 6850 B.P." based on evidence that it predates the eruption of Mt. Mazama
there are no direct dates, but the assemblage is thought to be "prior to 6850 B.P." based on evidence that it predates the eruption of Mt. Mazama
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: cave,human accumulation
Archaeology: stone tools
Habitat comments: "No natural stratigraphy was evident" and considerably "historic debris" was mixed with the remains
"nearly 3,000 lithic artifacts" were excavated and the context is interpreted as a "rabbit drive processing" site
"nearly 3,000 lithic artifacts" were excavated and the context is interpreted as a "rabbit drive processing" site
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,other small mammals,birds
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 2235 specimens
Years: 1998
Sampling comments: there were "six 1 x 2 meter excavation units" and "all recovered fill" was "screened through 1/8 inch mesh"
Metadata
Sample number: 3447
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-09-01 22:02:44
Modified: 2019-09-09 03:09:45
Abundance distribution
9 species
2 singletons
total count 2235
extrapolated richness: 13.8
Fisher's α: 1.194
geometric series k: 0.3946
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.3718
Shannon's H: 0.6401
Good's u: 0.9991
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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