Sample name: Sagan-Zaba II (Layer 3A)

Reference: T. Nomokonova, R. J. Losey, A. Weber, O. I. Goriunova, and A. G. Novikov. 2011. Late Holocene subsistence practices among Cis-Baikal pastoralists, Siberia. Asian Perspectives 49(1):157-179 [ER 3368]

Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: human accumulation

Archaeology: bone tools,ceramics,hearths,metal tools,stone tools,other artifacts

Habitat comments: "The small cove and shoreline near the site... feature extensive prehistoric rock art"
"Stratified Holocene habitation deposits are found throughout the floor of the short U-shaped valley backing the cove"
"Archaeological materials at Sagan-Zaba were discovered and excavated in the 1970s"
"cultural materials spanning from the Iron Age to the non-ceramic Neolithic were recovered" from these excavations

Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,marine mammals,other small mammals,birds,fishes,snails

Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash

Sample size: 282 specimens

Sampling comments: "Modern field recovery and recording methods (e.g., sieving of all deposits over 3 mm mesh, flotation for botanical remains, detailed stratigraphic studies, and total station artifact mapping) were applied throughout all phases of excavation"
"fieldwork in 2006 involved testing the cove through augering and small excavation blocks"
"Two trenches totalling ∼67 m3 were excavated at the northeastern portion of the site in in 2007–2008"

Sample number: 3728

Contributor: Benjamin Carter

Enterer: Benjamin Carter

Created: 2021-05-06 14:29:50

Modified: 2023-04-29 02:48:56