La Chimba
Basic information
Sample name: La Chimba
Reference: P. W. Stahl and J. S. Athens. 2001. A high elevation zooarchaeological assemblage from the northern Andes of Ecuador. Journal of Field Archaeology 28(1/2):161-176 [ER 3406]
Geography
Country: Ecuador
State: Pichincha
Coordinate: 0° 8' N, 78° 5' W
Latlng basis: estimated from map
Time interval: Holocene
Max Ma: 0.00264
Min Ma: 0.0017
Age basis: radiocarbon (calibrated)
Geography comments: a very coarse-scale map indicates that the site is somewhere near the town of Olmedo (basis of coordinate) in the far northeastern corner of the province, which is said to be to the west
the site is thought to have been occupied from 2640 B.P. to 1700 B.P. based on fifteen calibrated radiocarbon dates
the site is thought to have been occupied from 2640 B.P. to 1700 B.P. based on fifteen calibrated radiocarbon dates
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation, midden
Archaeology: ceramics, hearths, stone tools
Habitat comments: "Numerous pottery fragments, obsidian flaking debris, and other remains spread over approximately 12 ha define the known area of the site. At least three mound-like features with especially abundant habitation refuse have been distinguished"
charcoal is also present
charcoal is also present
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, primates, rodents, ungulates, other large mammals, other small mammals, birds, lizards, snakes, turtles, fishes
Sampling methods: quarry, screenwash
Sample size: 19620 specimens
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "all sediments were screened in 1/8 inch mesh"
Metadata
Sample no: 3790
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2021-06-09 21:57:05
Modified: 2021-06-09 12:10:09
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
40 species
7 singletons
total count 19620
geometric series index: 61.4
Fisher's α: 4.811
geometric series k: 0.7821
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.406
Shannon's H: 0.8154
Good's u: 0.9996
Register
| Chironectes cf. minimus | 3 | 857.0 g |
| Didelphis cf. albiventris | 14 | |
| Dasypus sp. | 6 | |
| Saimiri cf. sciureus | 1 | 824.0 g |
| Homo sapiens (human) | 99 | 64.0 kg |
| Canis lupus familiaris (gray wolf) | 7 | 43.0 kg |
| compared to "Canis familiaris" | ||
| Lycalopex cf. culpaeus (culpeo) | 4 | |
| "Dusicyon cf. culpaeus" | ||
| Tremarctos ornatus (spectacled bear) | 14 | |
| Procyon cf. cancrivorus (crab-eating raccoon) | 4 | 5.0 kg |
| Nasua cf. nasua (South American coati) | 3 | 4.4 kg |
| Nasuella cf. olivacea (western mountain coati) | 2 | |
| Potos cf. flavus (kinkajou) | 2 | 1.7 kg |
| Conepatus chinga (Molina's hog-nosed skunk) | 3 | 1.9 kg |
| Neogale cf. frenata (long-tailed weasel) | 4 | |
| "Mustela cf. frenata" | ||
| Puma concolor (cougar) | 38 | |
| "Felis concolor" | ||
| Tapirus pinchaque (mountain tapir) | 136 | 190.0 kg |
| Odocoileus cf. virginianus (white-tailed deer) | 3989 | |
| Mazama sp. | 75 | |
| compared to rufina and americana | ||
| Pudu mephistophiles (northern pudú) | 461 | |
| Akodon cf. mollis | 1 | |
| Oryzomys sp. | 2 | |
| Phyllotis cf. haggardi | 7 | |
| Sigmodon cf. hispidus | 2 | 89.4 g |
| Thomasomys aureus | 4 | |
| Thomasomys paramorum | 1 | |
| Coendou sp. | 2 | |
| Cuniculus taczanowskii | 66 | |
| "Agouti taczanowskii" | ||
| Sylvilagus brasiliensis | 14577 | |
| Tinamidae indet. | 47 | |
| Anatidae indet. | 4 | |
| Geranoaetus melanoleucus | 3 | 41.2 g |
| Cracidae indet. | 1 | |
| Columba sp. | 10 | |
| Bubo virginianus | 2 | 34.0 g |
| Trogonidae indet. | 1 | |
| Corvidae indet. | 7 | |
| Testudines indet. | 1 | |
| "Chelonia" | ||
| Squamata indet. | 13 | |
| "Sauria" | ||
| Serpentes indet. | 1 | |
| Osteichthyes indet. | 3 | |