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El-Wad Cave (Late Natufian)
Basic information
Sample name: El-Wad Cave (Late Natufian)

Reference: R. Yeshurun, G. Bar-Oz, and M. Weinstein-Evron. 2014. Intensification and sedentism in the terminal Pleistocene Natufian sequence of el-Wad Terrace (Israel). Journal of Human Evolution 70:16-35 [ER 3791]
Geography
Country: Israel


Coordinate: 32° 40' 12" N, 34° 57' 55" E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Late Pleistocene

Section: 3791

Unit number: 2

Unit order: below to above

Max Ma: 0.013

Min Ma: 0.0117

Geography comments: coordinate based on Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve, which includes the cave
there are 13 radiocarbon dates for the lower unit that range from "ca. 15,000-13,000 years BP" (calibrated)
the upper unit is undated, but the Late Natufian ends just at the end of the Pleistocene at 11,700 years BP

Environment
Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: cave,human accumulation

Archaeology: bone tools,stone tools,other structures

Habitat comments: "Structures, burials and a high density of finds, specifically chipped lithic and groundstone tools, bone tools, bone and shell ornaments, ochre and a rich faunal assemblage were retrieved"
the assemblage accumulated through discarding of bones by humans
there are burials in both the Early and Late Natufian layers, but there are only structures in the Early Natufian

Methods
Life forms: carnivores,ungulates,other small mammals,birds,lizards,snakes,turtles

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 1555 specimens

Metadata
Sample number: 4122

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2023-02-24 17:42:41

Modified: 2023-05-30 05:29:09

Abundance distribution
16 species
3 singletons
total count 1555
extrapolated richness: 23.3
Fisher's α: 2.484
geometric series k: 0.6386
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6357
Shannon's H: 1.3106
Good's u: 0.9981
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
Register