Hovk-1 Cave (Unit 4)
Basic information
Sample name: Hovk-1 Cave (Unit 4)
Reference: G. Bar-Oz, L. Weissbrod, B. Gasparian, S. Nahapetyan, K. Wilkinson, and R. Pinhasi. 2012. Taphonomy and zooarchaeology of a high-altitude Upper Pleistocene faunal sequence from Hovk-1 Cave, Armenia. Journal of Archaeological Science 39:2452-2463 [ER 3077]
Geography
Country: Armenia
State: Tavush
Coordinate: 40° 47' N, 45° 1' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Late Pleistocene
Ma: 0.03555
Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)
Geography comments: "20 km east of Dilijan" (coordinate based on Hovk)
there is an AMS 14C date with a "chronometric age" of 35.55 +/- 0.65 ka (presumed to be uncalibrated)
there is an AMS 14C date with a "chronometric age" of 35.55 +/- 0.65 ka (presumed to be uncalibrated)
Environment
Substrate: ground surface
Lithology: limestone
Taphonomic context: cave,pitfall trap
Habitat comments: "The cave is a karstic cavity... a natural trap" (no details concerning lithology are given)
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,ungulates,other small mammals,birds
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 154 specimens
Years: 2005 - 2009
Sampling comments: "Excavation at Hovk-1 was carried out in five seasons between 2005 and 2009... All excavated sediments were wet-sieved through 1 mm mesh and the dried sediments were hand-picked for small bones"
Metadata
Sample number: 3350
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-08-25 19:16:52
Modified: 2023-04-03 06:58:53
Abundance distribution
11 species
4 singletons
total count 154
geometric series index: 22.1
Fisher's α: 2.711
geometric series k: 0.6255
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.4791
Shannon's H: 1.1480
Good's u: 0.9742
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