Sample name: Aguazuque Occupation 1

Reference: M. F. Martínez-Polanco. 2019. Beyond white-tailed deer hunting in Aguazuque: Archaeofaunal data from an archaic site at Sabana de Bogotâ, Colombia. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 29(1):108-116 [ER 3412]

Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: human accumulation

Habitat comments: "an open-air and multicomponent site, situated on a terrace"
"preceramic... faunal remains were associated with ritual practices with animals... found in smalls pits"
it is not clear what other archaeological features are present, if any, but lithics, structures, and burials are present in higher occupations

Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,other large mammals,birds,turtles,fishes

Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash

Sample size: 533 specimens

Sampled by: G. Correal

Sampling comments: "excavated by Gonzalo Correal in the 1980s. He excavated two test pits: Unit 1 (12 m2) and Unit 2 (16 grids of 2 × 2 m, 64 m2). On this site, faunal remains were collected manually; a screen mesh of 2 × 2 mm and sieves of 20 mm, 40 mm, and 60 mm were used to recover small fauna remains"

Sample number: 3797

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2021-06-10 20:26:14

Modified: 2021-06-10 10:26:14