Noviodunum (TPF sector, Middle Ages)
Basic information
Sample name: Noviodunum (TPF sector, Middle Ages)
Reference: S. Stanc, A.-D. Stanica, L. Bejenaru, and M. Danu. 2021. Archaeological animal remains from Noviodunum fortress. International Journal of Conservation Science 12(1):195-204 [ER 3952]
Geography
Country: Romania
County: Tulcea
Coordinate: 45° 16' 12" N, 28° 39' 30" E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Holocene
Max Ma: 0.00185
Min Ma: 0.00155
Age basis: other
Geography comments: "about 3 km east of the actual town of Isaccea... from the TPF sector of Noviodunum" (coordinate based on Noviodunum)
"Several Medieval complexes of 13th century AD were investigated, represented by houses, pits, burial graves, hearths, and pottery kilns. Most of the faunal remains come from pits and houses"
"Several Medieval complexes of 13th century AD were investigated, represented by houses, pits, burial graves, hearths, and pottery kilns. Most of the faunal remains come from pits and houses"
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation,midden,settlement
Archaeology: bone tools,buildings
Habitat comments: there are many "Culturally derived fractured bones" and also "burn marks" and traces left by the teeth of other animals (dog most often"), so the "remains have a cultural origin"
"The manufactured material is represented by a polished cattle radius (probably a skate), and seven antler fragments of red deer"
"The manufactured material is represented by a polished cattle radius (probably a skate), and seven antler fragments of red deer"
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,ungulates,other small mammals,birds,turtles,fishes,clams
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 2654 specimens
Years: 2014
Sampling comments: "The faunal remains were hand-collected and not sieved"
Metadata
Sample number: 4360
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2023-08-25 15:33:47
Modified: 2023-08-25 05:38:04
Abundance distribution
22 species
3 singletons
total count 2654
geometric series index: 28.9
Fisher's α: 3.286
geometric series k: 0.7328
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8449
Shannon's H: 2.1410
Good's u: 0.9989
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