Gezishan Locality 10 (Fourth layer)
Basic information
Sample name: Gezishan Locality 10 (Fourth layer)
Reference: S. Zhang, F. Peng, Y. Zhang, J. Guo, H. Wang, C. Huang, J. Dai, Y. Zhang, and X. Gao. 2019. Taphonomic observation of faunal remains from the Gezishan Locality 10 in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Acta Anthropologica Sinica 38(2):232-244 [ER 3372]
Geography
Country: China
State: Ningxia
Coordinate: 38° 3' N, 105° 50' E
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Time interval: Late Pleistocene
Max Ma: 0.012
Min Ma: 0.011
Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)
Geography comments: "The tenth site (QG10) ... in Ningxia is located at the southern foot of the Helan Mountains about 20 km northwest of Qingtongxia City"
"QG10 borders the Yellow River in the east and the Tengger Desert in the west"
"Preliminary C-14 dating results show that the geological age of this layer is 11-12 ka (uncorrected), which belongs to the late Paleolithic period"
It is therefore classified as Late Pleistocene
"QG10 borders the Yellow River in the east and the Tengger Desert in the west"
"Preliminary C-14 dating results show that the geological age of this layer is 11-12 ka (uncorrected), which belongs to the late Paleolithic period"
It is therefore classified as Late Pleistocene
Environment
Lithology: siliciclastic (mixed)
Taphonomic context: human accumulation
Archaeology: bone tools,stone tools,other artifacts,other structures
Habitat comments: "The fourth layer of the site is a gray-brown fine sand layer, about 1.5-1.8 m thick, containing plant roots"
There are "nearly 10,000 stone products, thousands of animal fossils, more than 100 bone products, decorations ... and dozens of archaeological relics such as structural fire pits"
Various animal remains contain traces of weathering, "a total of 53 specimens unearthed contain cut marks", mostly "belonging to the bones of deer and Przewalski's horse"
Burn marks and bone knocks are also present, all of which suggest this was a human (not natural) accumulation
There are "nearly 10,000 stone products, thousands of animal fossils, more than 100 bone products, decorations ... and dozens of archaeological relics such as structural fire pits"
Various animal remains contain traces of weathering, "a total of 53 specimens unearthed contain cut marks", mostly "belonging to the bones of deer and Przewalski's horse"
Burn marks and bone knocks are also present, all of which suggest this was a human (not natural) accumulation
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,ungulates,other small mammals,birds
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 640 specimens
Sampling comments: "In 2014-2017...joint archaeological excavations were carried out on GQ10, revealing 5 layers of the site, including 3 cultural layers"
"About 1,300 pieces, more than 2,000 specimens were screened and obtained" from the fourth layer
"About 1,300 pieces, more than 2,000 specimens were screened and obtained" from the fourth layer
Metadata
Sample number: 3739
Contributor: Benjamin Carter
Enterer: Benjamin Carter
Created: 2021-05-25 15:08:34
Modified: 2023-02-25 11:05:49
Abundance distribution
6 species
0 singletons
total count 640
extrapolated richness: 6.3
Fisher's α: 0.916
geometric series k: 0.4278
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7131
Shannon's H: 1.4206
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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| Lepus sp. | 103 | |
| Vulpes sp. | 30 | |
| Procapra przewalskii | 74 | |
| Cervus sp. | 150 | |
| Equus ferus przewalskii | 279 | 422 kg |
| "Equus przewalskii" | ||
| Aves indet. | 4 | |
Current reference:
Shotwell 1968 (ER 3992)