Les Auzières 2
Basic information
Sample name: Les Auzières 2
Reference: F. Marchal, H. Monchot, C. Coussot, E. Desclaux, P. Deschamp, C. Thiébaut, J.-J. Bahain, C. Falguères, and J.-M. Dolo. 2009. Neanderthals paleoenvironment on Western Provence: The contribution of Les Auzières 2 (Méthamis, Vaucluse, France). Comptes Rendus Palevol 8(5):493-502 [ER 3105]
Geography
Country: France
Coordinate: 44° 1' N, 5° 13' E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Late Pleistocene
Max Ma: 0.069
Min Ma: 0.05
Age basis: U/Th
Geography comments: "near the village of Méthamis... at the outlet of the upper Nesque Gorges"
coordinate based on Méthamis
there are three ESR/U-series dates on horse teeth of 60 +/- 8, 69 +/- 7, and 50 +/- 7 ka
coordinate based on Méthamis
there are three ESR/U-series dates on horse teeth of 60 +/- 8, 69 +/- 7, and 50 +/- 7 ka
Environment
Lithology: siltstone
Taphonomic context: carnivore accumulation, cave, fluvial deposit
Habitat comments: "All the specimens come from layer Cf" which is split between "clayey silt" (Cf3) and "sandy and clayey silt" (Cf1 and Cf2), both interspersed with "limestone boulder or speleothem", and the silt was deposited by "fluvial sedimentation"
there are 24 "Flint artifacts" that are not in situ and there are no cut marks, so the spotted hyena was "the main collector of the herbivores"
there are 24 "Flint artifacts" that are not in situ and there are no cut marks, so the spotted hyena was "the main collector of the herbivores"
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, ungulates
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 173 specimens
Years: 1998
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Metadata
Sample no: 3391
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-08-29 11:33:01
Modified: 2019-08-29 01:33:01
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
14 species
2 singletons
total count 173
geometric series index: 20.8
Fisher's α: 3.595
geometric series k: 0.7308
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8033
Shannon's H: 1.9665
Good's u: 0.9886
Register
| †Crocuta spelaea (hyena) | 37 | |
| "Crocuta crocuta spelaea" | ||
| Canidae indet. | 19 | |
| Vulpes vulpes and possibly also Alopex lagopus | ||
| Lynx pardinus spelaeus (Iberian lynx) | 5 | |
| "Lynx spelaea" | ||
| Ursus sp. | 2 | |
| Felis silvestris (European wildcat) | 1 | 4.5 kg |
| Equus ferus (wild horse) | 59 | |
| "Equus caballus" compared to "germanicus" | ||
| Capra sp. | 20 | |
| †Coelodonta antiquitatis (woolly rhinoceros) | 12 | |
| Cervus elaphus (red deer) | 6 | |
| Rupicapra rupicapra (chamois) | 3 | 27.0 kg |
| †Megaloceros giganteus (Irish elk) | 3 | |
| "Megaceros giganteus" | ||
| †Mammuthus primigenius (woolly mammoth) | 3 | |
| †Bos primigenius (aurochs) | 2 | |
| Equus hemionus hydruntinus (onager) | 1 | |
| "Equus hydruntinus" | ||