Girawad
Basic information
Sample name: Girawad
Reference: C. V. Sharada, P. P. Joglekar, and V. S. Shinde. 2014. Faunal remains from Girawad (2006-2007), District Rohtak, Haryana. Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology 2:421-441 [ER 3230]
Geography
Country: India
State: Haryana
Coordinate: 28° 58' 41" N, 76° 28' 47" E
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Time interval: Holocene
Max Ma: 0.00515
Min Ma: 0.00455
Age basis: zone
Geography comments: "approximately 3 km to the east of the present village of Girawad"
"Early Harappan", which is 3200 to 2600 B.C. (Possehl 2000)
"Early Harappan", which is 3200 to 2600 B.C. (Possehl 2000)
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation
Archaeology: buildings,ceramics
Habitat comments: "an extensive single culture site spread over an area of roughly 8 hectares bearing the presence of Hakra, Early, Mature and Late Harappan ceramic remains" with "extensive pit-dwelling complexes" also including "mud brick structures"
metal and stone tools are not discussed
metal and stone tools are not discussed
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,birds,clams,snails
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 249 specimens
Sampling comments: "thirteen pit-dwelling complexes" were excavated and sampled for zooarchaeological remains
there was no screening
a minimum figure of 150 NISP is given for Siluridae
"20 odd bones" of Rattus rattus are considered to be intrusive
there was no screening
a minimum figure of 150 NISP is given for Siluridae
"20 odd bones" of Rattus rattus are considered to be intrusive
Metadata
Sample number: 3557
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-09-23 17:43:33
Modified: 2019-09-23 07:43:33
Abundance distribution
16 species
5 singletons
total count 249
geometric series index: 29.7
Fisher's α: 3.815
geometric series k: 0.7112
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5349
Shannon's H: 1.3529
Good's u: 0.9800
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