Shuidonggou Locality 7
Basic information
Sample name: Shuidonggou Locality 7
Sample aka: SDG7
Reference: S. Zhang, Y. Zhang, S. Pei, and X. Gao. 2020. Human exploitation of carnivores in Pleistocene China: A case study of the faunal remains from Shuidonggou Locality 7. Science China Earth Sciences 63(1):132-144 [ER 3824]
Geography
Country: China
State: Ningxia
Coordinate: 38° 17' 51" N, 106° 30' 21" E
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Time interval: Late Pleistocene
Max Ma: 0.03
Min Ma: 0.023
Age basis: OSL
Geography comments: there are OSL dates "from 23±2 to 30±3 ka BP"
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation
Archaeology: stone tools,other artifacts
Habitat comments: "archaeological remains are restricted to the lowest four layers (layers 7–10)"
"9901 stone artifacts, in addition to two ostrich eggshell beads and a large number of animal bones, were recovered"
"cut-marked bone at SDG7 provides clear evidence of hominin exploitation... humans were the main agent responsible for the accumulation and modification of faunal remains"
"9901 stone artifacts, in addition to two ostrich eggshell beads and a large number of animal bones, were recovered"
"cut-marked bone at SDG7 provides clear evidence of hominin exploitation... humans were the main agent responsible for the accumulation and modification of faunal remains"
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,ungulates,other small mammals,birds
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 147 specimens
Years: 2003 - 2005
Sampling comments: "an area of 25 m2 was exposed... sediments excavated therefrom were dry-sieved with a 4 mm mesh"
counts for Ochotonoides, Coelodonta antiquitatis, and Struthio anderssoni are based on the original faunal description of Zhang et al. (2014, Acta Anthropologica Sinica)
counts for Ochotonoides, Coelodonta antiquitatis, and Struthio anderssoni are based on the original faunal description of Zhang et al. (2014, Acta Anthropologica Sinica)
Metadata
Sample number: 4170
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2023-03-15 19:56:39
Modified: 2023-03-15 08:56:39
Abundance distribution
10 species
4 singletons
total count 147
geometric series index: 17.5
Fisher's α: 2.427
geometric series k: 0.6781
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8297
Shannon's H: 1.8706
Good's u: 0.9728
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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| Prionailurus bengalensis | 1 | 3.4 kg carnivore |
| "Felis chinensis" | ||
| Vulpes vulpes | 1 | 5.3 kg carnivore-insectivore |
| "Vulpes vulgaris": plus two indeterminate canid bones | ||
| Lepus sp. | 15 | |
| Ochotonoides sp. | 1 | |
| Procapra przewalskii | 33 | |
| Cervidae indet. | 26 | |
| may include the indeterminate antilopine of Zhang et al. 2014 | ||
| Bubalus sp. | 19 | |
| Equus hemionus | 30 | grazer |
| †Coelodonta antiquitatis | 1 | |
| †Struthio anderssoni | 20 | |
| broken egg shells | ||