Watson Brake (3.2 mm fraction)
Basic information
Sample name: Watson Brake (3.2 mm fraction)
Sample aka: 16WC5
Reference: J. W. Saunders, R. D. Mandel, C. G. Sampson, C. M. Allen, E. T. Allen, D. A. Bush, J. K. Feathers, K. J. Gremillion, C. T. Hallmark, H. E. Jackson, J. K. Johnson, R. Jones, R. T. Saucier, and G. L. Stringer. 2005. Watson Brake, a Middle Archaic mound complex in northeast Lousiana. American Antiquity 70(4):631-668 [ER 3168]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Louisiana
County: West Carroll
Coordinate: 33° 38' 12" N, 91° 25' 41" W
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Holocene
Max Ma: 0.00507
Min Ma: 0.00352
Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)
Geography comments: "at Poverty Point" (coordinate bsaed on Poverty Point State Historic Site)
there are 28 uncalibrated radiocarbon dates ranging from 5070 +/- 100 to 3520 +/- 120 B.P.
there are 28 uncalibrated radiocarbon dates ranging from 5070 +/- 100 to 3520 +/- 120 B.P.
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation, midden, settlement
Archaeology: bone tools, buildings, hearths, stone tools
Habitat comments: artifacts include fire-cracked rock, flaked lithics, chert beads, non-flaked lithics, bone and antler tools, manuports, and fired earthen objects, but there are no ceramics per se
there are firepits and postholes
there are firepits and postholes
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, rodents, other small mammals, birds, snakes, turtles, frogs, fishes
Sampling methods: quarry, screenwash
Sample size: 1237 specimens
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: most or all of the material is from Mound B
"samples were divided into large (>6.4 mm) and small (6.4 mm-3.2 mm) fragments"
"samples were divided into large (>6.4 mm) and small (6.4 mm-3.2 mm) fragments"
Metadata
Sample no: 3472
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-09-04 11:37:08
Modified: 2023-02-25 11:10:05
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
16 species
7 singletons
total count 1237
geometric series index: 31.6
Fisher's α: 2.593
geometric series k: 0.6867
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.825
Shannon's H: 1.8609
Good's u: 0.9943
Register
| Oryzomys palustris | 1 | 42.4 g |
| Sigmodon hispidus | 2 | 89.4 g |
| Sciurus carolinensis | 1 | 519.0 g |
| Sylvilagus aquaticus | 1 | 1.8 kg |
| Carnivora indet. | 1 | |
| small | ||
| Aves indet. | 249 | |
| Testudines indet. | 198 | |
| Serpentes indet. | 82 | |
| Anura indet. | 1 | |
| Rana or Bufo | ||
| Amia calva | 123 | |
| Lepisosteidae indet. | 253 | |
| Clupeidae indet. | 1 | |
| Catostomidae indet. | 39 | |
| Ictaluridae indet. | 281 | |
| Pomoxis sp. | 1 | |
| Aplodinotus grunniens | 3 | |