The Ecological Register: Dzudzuana Cave (lower area, Unit B)

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Dzudzuana Cave (lower area, Unit B)

Basic information

Sample name: Dzudzuana Cave (lower area, Unit B)

Reference: G. Bar-Oz, A. Belfer-Cohen, T. Meshveliani, N. Djakeli, and O. Bar-Yosef. 2007. Taphonomy and zooarchaeology of the Upper Palaeolithic cave of Dzudzuana, Republic of Georgia. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 18:131-151 [ER 3089]

Geography

Country: Georgia

Coordinate: 42° 17' N, 43° 17' E

Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Late Pleistocene

Max Ma: 0.013

Min Ma: 0.011

Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)

Geography comments: "in the Nekressi river valley" and shown as about 3 km northeast of Chiatura (basis of coordinate)
this level is dated at "13-11 BP" based on uncalibrated radiocarbon dates

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Environment

Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: cave,human accumulation

Archaeology: stone tools

Habitat comments: lithology is not discussed
"humans were the primary agents of accumulation"
"Rich lithic and faunal materials were systematically collected"

Methods

Life forms: carnivores,ungulates

Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash

Sample size: 398 specimens

Years: 1996 - 2004

Sampling comments: "All excavated sediments were wet-sieved through 2mm mesh"

Metadata

Sample number: 3367

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2019-08-27 10:25:27

Modified: 2023-02-24 12:15:43

Abundance distribution

8 species

1 singleton

total count 398

extrapolated richness: 10.7

Fisher's α: 1.418

geometric series k: 0.4499

Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5125

Shannon's H: 1.0861

Good's u: 0.9975

Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.

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Register

Bos primigenius	60
Bison priscus	23
Capra sp.	268
Cervus elaphus	31	104 kg
Equus ferus	3	422 kg
"Equus caballus": not domesticated
Sus scrofa	10	54 kg herbivore
Ursus arctos	2	156 kg frugivore-carnivore
Canis lupus	1	43 kg carnivore