Kamenka
Basic information
Sample name: Kamenka
Reference: M. Germonpré and L. Lbova. 1996. Mammalian remains from the Upper Palaeolithic site of Kamenka, Buryatia (Siberia). Journal of Archaeological Science 23(1):35-57 [ER 3739]
Geography
Country: Russia
State: Buryatia
Coordinate: 51° 44' 52" N, 108° 17' 31" E
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Time interval: Late Pleistocene
Max Ma: 0.035845
Min Ma: 0.02806
Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)
Geography comments: "The site is located in the Transbaikal region, some 60 km southeast of Ulan Ude, the capital of the Republic of Buryatia, in the central part of the valley of the Brianka River".
Four radiocarbon dates on bones from the Palaeolithic assemblages of Layer 6 range from 28,060 ± 475 to 35,845 ± 695 years BP.
Four radiocarbon dates on bones from the Palaeolithic assemblages of Layer 6 range from 28,060 ± 475 to 35,845 ± 695 years BP.
Environment
Lithology: sandstone
Taphonomic context: human accumulation
Archaeology: hearths,stone tools,other structures
Habitat comments: "The five Palaeolithic cultural complexes occur in polygenetic slope sediments at a depth of 7–9 m from the original surface", all located within Layer 6. "Layer 6 consists of three parts: upper part (brown sand mixed with clay and small gravel), middle part (zone of calcification in brown clayey sand) and lower part (brown sand, more clayey than in the upper and middle parts, with lenses of yellow sand and dark bands of paleosol)".
Along with various zones of artefacts (including flakes, core nuclei and blades), several hearths, a pit, and a semi-circular stone structure were also present. "The archaeological features, artefacts and bones represent the remains of repeated episodes of human occupation during which subsistence-related activities were carried out, including processing of animal carcasses".
Along with various zones of artefacts (including flakes, core nuclei and blades), several hearths, a pit, and a semi-circular stone structure were also present. "The archaeological features, artefacts and bones represent the remains of repeated episodes of human occupation during which subsistence-related activities were carried out, including processing of animal carcasses".
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,ungulates
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 463 specimens
Years: 1989 - 1993
Sampling comments: "Excavations at the archaeological site of Kamenka were carried out during the years 1989-1993 by archaeological expeditions of the Buryat Institute of Social Sciences of the Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences".
Unfortunately, no further excavation details are provided.
Unfortunately, no further excavation details are provided.
Metadata
Sample number: 3972
Contributor: Benjamin Carter
Enterer: Benjamin Carter
Created: 2022-08-18 13:05:13
Modified: 2022-08-18 03:17:49
Abundance distribution
11 species
4 singletons
total count 463
extrapolated richness: 20.7
Fisher's α: 2.023
geometric series k: 0.5808
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5822
Shannon's H: 1.0902
Good's u: 0.9914
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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| Mammuthus primigenius | 1 | |
| Equus ferus | 191 | 422 kg |
| "Equus caballus" | ||
| Equus hemionus | 1 | grazer |
| Coelodonta antiquitatis | 10 | |
| Camelus sp. | 3 | |
| Megaloceros giganteus | 2 | |
| Bison priscus | 17 | |
| Spiroceros kiakhtensis | 1 | |
| Procapra gutturosa | 229 | 30 kg |
| Ovis ammon | 7 | 76 kg browser-grazer |
| also 14 Bovidae indet. | ||
| Panthera leo | 1 | 147 kg carnivore |