Riparo Biarzo (SU 4 + 3B)
Basic information
Sample name: Riparo Biarzo (SU 4 + 3B)
Reference: M. Bertolini, E. Cristiani, M. Modolo, P. Visentini, and M. Romandini. 2016. Late Epigravettian and Mesolithic foragers of the eastern Alpine region: Animal exploitation and ornamental strategies at Riparo Biarzo (Northern Italy). Quaternary International 423:73-91 [ER 3141]
Geography
Country: Italy
Coordinate: 46° 8' N, 13° 29' E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Holocene
Section: 3141
Unit number: 2
Unit order: above to below
Max Ma: 0.0111
Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)
Geography comments: "on the hydrographic left bank of the Natisone river... a little upstream of the village of Biarzo" (coordinate based on San Pietro al Natisone, which is less than 2 km south of the site)
"SUs 4 and 3B have been characterized as early Mesolithic on the basis of the typical Sauveterrian lithic industry"
there appear to be no radiocarbon dates on this layer, but the underlying one is dated (see sample 3432)
"SUs 4 and 3B have been characterized as early Mesolithic on the basis of the typical Sauveterrian lithic industry"
there appear to be no radiocarbon dates on this layer, but the underlying one is dated (see sample 3432)
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation
Archaeology: bone tools, stone tools
Habitat comments: there is a large "lithic industry characterized by burins, backed points, truncations, geometrics (mainly triangles), microburins, tools with backed retouch" and "animal material processing (e.g., hunting, hide treatment, bone working) represented the main activity carried out at the site"
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, rodents, ungulates, other small mammals, birds
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 405 specimens
Years: 1982 - 1984
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Metadata
Sample no: 3433
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-09-01 16:05:09
Modified: 2023-04-29 01:21:03
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
14 species
3 singletons
total count 405
geometric series index: 22.3
Fisher's α: 2.813
geometric series k: 0.6668
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6675
Shannon's H: 1.4303
Good's u: 0.9926
Register
| Castor fiber | 2 | |
| Martes martes (European pine marten) | 1 | 1.5 kg |
| Lynx lynx (Eurasian lynx) | 1 | |
| Felis silvestris (European wildcat) | 1 | 4.5 kg |
| Vulpes vulpes (red fox) | 2 | |
| Meles meles (European badger) | 4 | 11.0 kg |
| Ursus arctos (brown bear) | 3 | |
| Sus scrofa (pig) | 194 | |
| Alces alces (moose) | 6 | 421.0 kg |
| Cervus elaphus (red deer) | 118 | |
| Capreolus capreolus (roe deer) | 51 | |
| Capra ibex (Alpine ibex) | 10 | 37.0 kg |
| Rupicapra sp. | 6 | |
| Aves indet. | 6 | |