Sample name: Kunal - Period IB (Early Harappan - Layer 5)

Reference: P. P. Joglekar, K. N. Dikshit, B. R. Mani, and B. Bhattcharya. 2018. Animal remains from Pre-Harappan and Early Harappan contexts at Kunal (2016-2017), Fatehabad District, Haryana. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute 78:17-34 [ER 3373]

Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: human accumulation,settlement

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

Habitat comments: Artefacts uncovered at the Kunal site include tribal head attire, copper spearheads, steatite seals with geometrical patterns, terracotta antiques, arrowheads, fish hooks, two crowns, bangles, silver beads, gold pendants and over 12,000 beads of semi precious stones.
Bone tools, micro blades made of chalcedony, copper fish hooks and arrow heads and various other artefacts were also found here.
The paper primarily reports and focuses on the faunal remains, although "a total of 29 fragments showed cut marks" and others were found "in a charred condition".

Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,birds,clams,snails

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 183 specimens

Sampling comments: "The site was excavated ... during the 2016-2017 field season"
Skeletal elements from each locus of four trenches excavated "were
classified into broad groups" with "three categories made on a rough size
estimate" (small, medium, large)
They were subsequently identified "as per the protocol of faunal identification"

Sample number: 3742

Contributor: Benjamin Carter

Enterer: Benjamin Carter

Created: 2021-05-26 15:52:13

Modified: 2023-04-29 03:07:07