Harris Creek
Basic information
Sample name: Harris Creek
Sample aka: 8Vo24
Reference: R. L. Quinn, B. D. Tucker, and J. Krigbaum. 2008. Diet and mobility in Middle Archaic Florida: stable isotopic and faunal evidence from the Harris Creek archaeological site (8Vo24), Tick Island. Journal of Archaeological Science 35:2346-2356 [ER 3175]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Florida
Coordinate: 29° 6' N, 81° 27' W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Holocene
Max Ma: 0.00545
Min Ma: 0.00503
Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)
Geography comments: "on Tick Island in the St. Johns River valley... formerly known as Tick Island" (coordinate based on Tick Island)
"Four radiocarbon dates from charcoal and shell range from 5450 +/- 300 to 5030 +/- 200 rcybp"
"Four radiocarbon dates from charcoal and shell range from 5450 +/- 300 to 5030 +/- 200 rcybp"
Environment
Lithology: sandstone
Taphonomic context: human accumulation,midden,settlement
Archaeology: bone tools,buildings,ceramics,stone tools
Habitat comments: a "mound, constructed in 10 fairly distinct layers.. composed largely of freshwater banded mystery snail shell (Viviparus sp.) and sand... Bullen's (1962) excavations at the site unearthed ca. 175 individuals"
Jahn and Bullen (1978) illustrate the artifacts, which include stone, shell, and bone tools and ceramics, and state that post holes are present and that the site was continually occupied
Jahn and Bullen (1978) illustrate the artifacts, which include stone, shell, and bone tools and ceramics, and state that post holes are present and that the site was continually occupied
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,other small mammals,birds,snakes,turtles,other reptiles,fishes
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 1203 specimens
Years: 1961, 1964 - 1968
Sampling comments: "In 1961, Bullen conducted salvage operations... Jahn collected non-human faunal remains from 1964 to 1964 without screening... We analyzed the non-human material recovered by Jahn and the non-human material commingled with the human burials excavated by Bullen"
Metadata
Sample number: 3482
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-09-05 21:21:52
Modified: 2023-02-25 10:59:34
Abundance distribution
28 species
6 singletons
total count 1203
geometric series index: 42.2
Fisher's α: 5.126
geometric series k: 0.8048
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8210
Shannon's H: 2.0645
Good's u: 0.9950
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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| Canis lupus familiaris | 10 | 43 kg carnivore |
| "Canis familiaris" | ||
| Castor canadensis | 5 | 11 kg |
| Didelphis virginiana | 3 | 2.2 kg insectivore-carnivore |
| Lontra canadensis | 5 | 7.1 kg piscivore |
| "Lutra canadensis" | ||
| Lynx rufus | 1 | 9.0 kg carnivore |
| Odocoileus virginianus | 352 | 75 kg herbivore |
| Procyon lotor | 32 | 5.5 kg carnivore-granivore |
| Ursus americanus | 3 | 115 kg browser-insectivore |
| Anas fulvigula | 10 | 1.0 kg |
| Ardea herodias | 2 | 54.9 g carnivore |
| Egretta tricolor | 1 | 415 g carnivore |
| Fulica americana | 10 | 724 g |
| Gavia immer | 1 | 5.5 kg piscivore |
| Meleagris gallopavo | 4 | 7.8 kg omnivore |
| Mycteria americana | 1 | 2.7 kg |
| Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 810 g piscivore |
| Pelecanus occidentalis | 1 | 3.7 kg carnivore |
| Phalacrocorax auritus | 9 | 45.7 g piscivore |
| Alligator mississippiensis | 111 | |
| Chelydra serpentina | 105 | |
| Crotalus adamanteus | 6 | |
| Gopherus polyphemus | 42 | |
| Emydidae indet. | 228 | |
| Pseudeomys or Trachemys | ||
| Terrapene carolina | 2 | |
| Apalone ferox | 237 | |
| "Trionyx ferox" | ||
| Ictalurus catus | 6 | |
| Lepisosteus platyrhinchus | 7 | |
| Pogonias cromis | 8 | |