Muzhuzhuliang
Basic information
Sample name: Muzhuzhuliang
Sample aka: Shenmu
Reference: M.-M. Yang, S.-M. Hu, X. Guo, W. Wang, and T. Yang. 2022. Research on the faunal remains from Muzhuzhuliang Site in Shenmu city Shaanxi Province. Acta Anthropologica Sinica 41(3):394-405 [ER 3812]
Geography
Country: China
State: Shaanxi
Coordinate: 38.62° N, 109.99° E
Latlng basis: estimated from map
Time interval: Holocene
Max Ma: 0.003977
Min Ma: 0.003827
Age basis: radiocarbon (calibrated)
Geography comments: north of Muzhuzhuliang, about 3 km south of Yejihe Village, Dabaodang Town, Shenmu City
coordinate estimated based on projecting south from Yejihe Village
there is a calibrated radiocarbon date on an Equus ovodovi humerus of 3977 to 3827 BP
coordinate estimated based on projecting south from Yejihe Village
there is a calibrated radiocarbon date on an Equus ovodovi humerus of 3977 to 3827 BP
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation, midden, settlement
Archaeology: buildings, burials, hearths, other structures
Habitat comments: a settlement with ring moats, house sites, tombs, ash pits
most of the specimens are from ash pits and house sites
73 specimens have burn marks, 6 specimens have rodent damage, and at least one has carnivore damage
most of the specimens are from ash pits and house sites
73 specimens have burn marks, 6 specimens have rodent damage, and at least one has carnivore damage
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, rodents, ungulates, other small mammals, birds, turtles
Sample size: 2265 specimens
Years: 2011
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: collecting methods are not discussed
Metadata
Sample no: 4157
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2023-03-12 16:01:12
Modified: 2023-03-12 05:01:12
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
26 species
5 singletons
total count 2265
geometric series index: 39.5
Fisher's α: 4.12
geometric series k: 0.7717
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8089
Shannon's H: 1.9118
Good's u: 0.9978
Register
| Pelodiscus sp. | 1 | |
| Accipiter sp. | 3 | |
| Aquila sp. | 14 | |
| Bubo bubo | 1 | 2.4 kg |
| Phasianus colchicus | 4 | 1.3 kg |
| plus 8 indeterminate birds | ||
| Eospalax fontanierii | 5 | |
| "Myospalax fontanieri" | ||
| Rattus norvegicus | 1 | 300.0 g |
| Lepus tolai | 108 | |
| Canis lupus familiaris (gray wolf) | 174 | 43.0 kg |
| "Canis lupus" | ||
| Canis lupus (gray wolf) | 1 | 43.0 kg |
| Vulpes vulpes (red fox) | 1 | |
| Nyctereutes procyonoides (raccoon dog) | 2 | 4.2 kg |
| Panthera tigris (tiger) | 2 | |
| Mustela sibirica (Siberian weasel) | 2 | |
| Meles leucurus (Asian badger) | 3 | 11.0 kg |
| "Meles meles" | ||
| Equus hemionus (onager) | 10 | |
| †Equus ovodovi (horse) | 59 | |
| Sus scrofa (pig) | 12 | |
| Sus scrofa domesticus (pig) | 484 | |
| "Sus domesticus" | ||
| Camelus sp. | 2 | |
| Capreolus pygargus (Siberian roe deer) | 17 | |
| "Capreolus capreolus" | ||
| Cervus elaphus (red deer) | 4 | |
| plus 8 indeterminate Cervus | ||
| Bos taurus (cow) | 476 | |
| Capra aegagrus hircus (wild goat) | 222 | |
| "Capra hircus" | ||
| Ovis aries (sheep) | 651 | |
| plus 733 indeterminate caprines | ||
| Gazella subgutturosa (goitered gazelle) | 6 | 17.0 kg |