Vale do Mouro (Stage 2)
Basic information
Sample name: Vale do Mouro (Stage 2)

Reference: T. Argant. 2022. An archaeological insight into Douro valley during late antiquity. The faunal remains of villa Vale do Mouro in Coriscada (Mêda). Estudos & Memórias 19:149-165 [ER 3948]
Geography
Country: Portugal



Coordinate: 40° 51' N, 7° 11' W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Holocene

Max Ma: 0.00185

Min Ma: 0.001825

Age basis: other

Geography comments: "3.5 km south-east from the village of Coriscada" (coordinate based on Vale do Mouro)
dated to "the construction of the villa, at the beginning of the 2nd century AD" (assumed to be about 100 to 125 AD)

Environment
Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: human accumulation,settlement

Archaeology: buildings

Habitat comments: a Roman villa
artefacts specifically from this stage are not discussed

Methods
Life forms: carnivores,ungulates

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 16 specimens

Years: 2003 - 2009

Metadata
Sample number: 4354

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2023-08-23 17:43:11

Modified: 2023-08-23 07:45:18

Abundance distribution
4 species
1 singleton
total count 16
geometric series index: 7.7
Fisher's α: 1.712
geometric series k: 0.4642
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5250
Shannon's H: 1.0408
Good's u: 0.9449
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
Register
Bos taurus10337 kg
Sus scrofa domesticus154 kg herbivore
"Sus domesticus"
Caprinae indet.2
Canis lupus familiaris343 kg carnivore
"Canis familiaris"