Garicin Grad (southeast corner tower, first phase)
Basic information
Sample name: Garicin Grad (southeast corner tower, first phase)
Reference: H. Baron, A. E. Reuter, and N. Markovic. 2019. Rethinking ruralization in terms of resilience: Subsistence strategies in sixth-century Caricin Grad in the light of plant and animal bone finds. Quaternary International 499:112-128 [ER 3827]
Geography
Country: Serbia
Coordinate: 43° 54' 23" N, 22° 43' 56" E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Holocene
Section: 3827
Unit number: 1
Unit order: below to above
Max Ma: 0.001423
Min Ma: 0.001385
Age basis: other
Geography comments: "from the southeastern corner tower of the lower town"
exact coordinate listed by UNESCO
from during "the reign of Emperor Justinian I. (AD 527-565)"
exact coordinate listed by UNESCO
from during "the reign of Emperor Justinian I. (AD 527-565)"
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation, settlement
Archaeology: buildings
Habitat comments: numerous "agricultural tools" were found elsewhere in the fortification, but it is not clear whether any were found in this exact site
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, ungulates, other small mammals, birds, fishes
Sampling methods: quarry, screenwash
Sample size: 638 specimens
Years: 2002 - 2008
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: excavation with "intensive dry sieving (6 mm, 3 mm, 1 mm mesh sizes)"
Metadata
Sample no: 4174
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2023-03-16 09:10:54
Modified: 2023-05-30 06:17:28
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
16 species
1 singleton
total count 638
geometric series index: 20.2
Fisher's α: 2.979
geometric series k: 0.7303
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7972
Shannon's H: 1.9258
Good's u: 0.9984
Register
| Bos taurus (cow) | 131 | |
| "Bos primigenius taurus" | ||
| Ovis aries (sheep) | 74 | |
| "Ovis ammon aries" | ||
| Capra aegagrus hircus (wild goat) | 28 | |
| "Capra aegagrus" (certainly domestic): also 260 indeterminate Ovis or Capra | ||
| Sus scrofa domesticus (pig) | 223 | |
| "Sus scrofa domestica" | ||
| Equus ferus caballus (wild horse) | 9 | |
| Equus africanus asinus (African wild ass) | 4 | |
| plus one mule or hinny and 32 indeterminate Equus | ||
| Camelus sp. | 10 | |
| Canis lupus familiaris (gray wolf) | 5 | 43.0 kg |
| Felis catus (domestic cat) | 2 | |
| "Felis silvestris catus" | ||
| Gallus gallus domesticus | 87 | |
| "Gallus gallus domestica" | ||
| Cervus elaphus (red deer) | 28 | |
| Sus scrofa (pig) | 25 | |
| apparently wild | ||
| Lepus europaeus | 1 | 3.4 kg |
| Anas sp. | 6 | |
| Cyprinus carpio | 3 | |
| Silurus glanis | 2 | |