Huoshiliang
Basic information
Sample name: Huoshiliang
Reference: S.-M. Hu, P.-C. Zhang, and M. Yuan. 2008. A study on the faunal remains from the Huoshiliang site in Yulin, Shaanxi. Acta Anthropologica Sinica 27(3):232-248 [ER 3813]
Geography
Country: China
State: Shaanxi
Coordinate: 38.36° N, 109.65° E
Coordinate basis: estimated from map
Time interval: Holocene
Max Ma: 0.0041
Min Ma: 0.00385
Age basis: other
Geography comments: in Changhanjie Village, Xiaojihan Township, Yuyang District, Yulin City
coordinate based on Changhanjie Elementary School
from the late Longshan to the early Xia Dynasty, 2150 to 1900 BC = 4100 to 3850 BP
coordinate based on Changhanjie Elementary School
from the late Longshan to the early Xia Dynasty, 2150 to 1900 BC = 4100 to 3850 BP
Environment
Lithology: sandstone
Taphonomic context: aeolian deposit,human accumulation,settlement
Archaeology: bone tools,buildings,burials,ceramics,hearths,metal tools,stone tools
Habitat comments: there were three house sites, 27 ash pits, and two tombs with pottery, stone tools, bone tools, and bronze tools
from within or at the bottom of a flowing aeolian sandy soil that covers a black sand layer about 1 m thick
from within or at the bottom of a flowing aeolian sandy soil that covers a black sand layer about 1 m thick
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,other small mammals,birds
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 1109 specimens
Years: 2006
Sampling comments: the excavation area was about 350 m2
Metadata
Sample number: 4158
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2023-03-12 17:49:08
Modified: 2023-03-12 06:49:08
Abundance distribution
19 species
6 singletons
total count 1109
geometric series index: 34.3
Fisher's α: 3.257
geometric series k: 0.6984
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6115
Shannon's H: 1.3384
Good's u: 0.9946
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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| "Myospalax fontanierii" | ||
| Myospalax cansus | 1 | |
| Lepus capensis | 3 | |
| Vulpes vulpes | 1 | 5.3 kg carnivore-insectivore |
| Canis lupus familiaris | 15 | 43 kg carnivore |
| "Canis familiaris" | ||
| Meles leucurus | 1 | 10 kg invertivore-herbivore |
| "Meles meles" | ||
| Prionailurus bengalensis | 5 | 3.4 kg carnivore |
| "Felis bengalensis" | ||
| Panthera tigris | 2 | 168 kg carnivore |
| Equus sp. | 1 | |
| plus 2 specimens found at a nearby site | ||
| Sus scrofa domesticus | 131 | 54 kg herbivore |
| "Sus domestica" | ||
| Cervus nippon | 7 | 103 kg |
| Cervus elaphus | 19 | 142 kg browser-grazer |
| Capreolus pygargus | 2 | |
| "Capreolus capreolus" | ||
| Gazella sp. | 640 | |
| compared to subgutturosa | ||
| Ovis sp. | 53 | |
| Capra sp. | 7 | |
| Pseudois nayaur | 1 | 33 kg grazer-browser |
| Bos sp. | 217 | |
| Aves indet. | 2 | |