Qubur al-Walaydah (Field 2)
Basic information
Sample name: Qubur al-Walaydah (Field 2)
Reference: E. F. Maher. 2010. Late iron age faunal remains from Qubur al-Walaydah. Die Welt des Orients 40(2):268-272 [ER 3748]
Geography
Country: Israel
Coordinate: 31° 24' 45" N, 34° 32' 3" E
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Time interval: Holocene
Max Ma: 0.00275
Min Ma: 0.00255
Age basis: other
Geography comments: "Qubur al-Walaydah is a small archaeological site in south-west Israel with a total size of about two ha. The site is located on the right bank of the Nahal Besor stream between Tell Jemmeh and Tell el-Far'ah (South)".
"The fauna dates to Iron Age II occupation phases associated with the 8th–7th centuries BCE" (Lehmann et al. 2010 report that these dates are based on analysis of the associated pottery)
"The fauna dates to Iron Age II occupation phases associated with the 8th–7th centuries BCE" (Lehmann et al. 2010 report that these dates are based on analysis of the associated pottery)
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation,settlement
Archaeology: buildings,ceramics,other structures
Habitat comments: The Iron Age II occupation at Field 2 is constrained to strata III, IV, and V. "The site was probably occupied by a single farmstead during Stratum VI"; "there was also apparently only a single building on the small mound in Stratum V".
"On the occupation surfaces of this stratum (V) substantial amounts of pottery were found, including a cooking pot. There was also a pit within Stratum V that was rich with pottery finds". Several damaged walls were found in strata III and IV, including some with stone foundations in Stratum III. "There are no settlement remains after Stratum III".
"On the occupation surfaces of this stratum (V) substantial amounts of pottery were found, including a cooking pot. There was also a pit within Stratum V that was rich with pottery finds". Several damaged walls were found in strata III and IV, including some with stone foundations in Stratum III. "There are no settlement remains after Stratum III".
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,ungulates,birds
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 77 specimens
Years: 2007, 2009
Sampling comments: "In 2007 and 2009 two seasons of excavations were conducted at the site. The excavations concentrated on two fields. In Field 1 400 square meters were opened and in Field 2 a total of 150 square meters were excavated".
The faunal remains below are derived from thirty-four baskets associated with sixteen different loci from Field 2.
The faunal remains below are derived from thirty-four baskets associated with sixteen different loci from Field 2.
Metadata
Sample number: 3996
Contributor: Benjamin Carter
Enterer: Benjamin Carter
Created: 2022-10-06 12:25:59
Modified: 2023-04-03 09:12:13
Abundance distribution
6 species
2 singletons
total count 77
geometric series index: 11.5
Fisher's α: 1.521
geometric series k: 0.4353
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.2924
Shannon's H: 0.6970
Good's u: 0.9740
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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Register
| Bos taurus | 3 | 337 kg |
| Cervidae indet. | 1 | |
| Canis lupus familiaris | 1 | 43 kg carnivore |
| Equus africanus asinus | 3 | 287 kg |
| "Equus asinus" | ||
| Caprinae indet. | 64 | |
| "Ovis/Capra" | ||
| Aves indet. | 5 | |