Barranc de la Boella (El Forn 4)
Basic information
Sample name: Barranc de la Boella (El Forn 4)
Sample aka: BB (EF4)
Reference: A. Pineda, P. Saladie, R. Huguet, I. Caceres, A. Rosas, A. Estalrrich, A. Garcia-Tabernero, and J. Vallverdu. 2017. Changing competition dynamics among predators at the late Early Pleistocene site Barranc de la Boella (Tarragona, Spain). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 477:10-26 [ER 3899]
Geography
Country: Spain
State: Catalonia
County: Tarragones
Coordinate: 41.136051° N, 1.169809° E
Latlng basis: estimated from map
Time interval: Early Pleistocene
Section: Unit II
Unit number: 4
Unit order: above to below
Max Ma: 0.96
Min Ma: 0.781
Age basis: paleomag
Geography comments: Barranc de la Boella is located 6 km from the Mediterranean coast in a ravine in the town of la Canonja (Tarragona)
EF4 is located in Unit II of El Forn, below EF3
Unit II was dated using palaeomagnetism and cosmogenic nuclides dates
EF4 is located in Unit II of El Forn, below EF3
Unit II was dated using palaeomagnetism and cosmogenic nuclides dates
Environment
Lithology: siliciclastic (mixed)
Taphonomic context: fluvial deposit
Archaeology: stone tools
Habitat comments: Barranc de la Boella formed in a "fluvio-deltaic sedimentary environment"
The sites are located in "fluvial and debris flow" deposits
Unit II contains "poorly stratified sand and gravel"
Relatively high levels of abrasion are seen at EF4 (24.4%), mostly Stage 1 indicating limited exposure to low-intensity water flows
Relatively low levels of weathering are seen at EF4 (29.5%), mostly associated with dry fractures (75.3%)
Stage 1 weathering was predominant in EF4 indicating short exposure and low degree of destruction
Lithic artifacts were found at EF4 indicating some level of hominin presence
Carnivore tooth marks were present on 11% of the remains at EF4
The sites are located in "fluvial and debris flow" deposits
Unit II contains "poorly stratified sand and gravel"
Relatively high levels of abrasion are seen at EF4 (24.4%), mostly Stage 1 indicating limited exposure to low-intensity water flows
Relatively low levels of weathering are seen at EF4 (29.5%), mostly associated with dry fractures (75.3%)
Stage 1 weathering was predominant in EF4 indicating short exposure and low degree of destruction
Lithic artifacts were found at EF4 indicating some level of hominin presence
Carnivore tooth marks were present on 11% of the remains at EF4
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, rodents, ungulates
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 61 specimens
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: 237 faunal remains were identified at EF4
Counts excluded:
Cervidae indet - Medium/small sized - 13
Carnivora indet - 1
Counts excluded:
Cervidae indet - Medium/small sized - 13
Carnivora indet - 1
Metadata
Sample no: 4288
Contributor no: Jack Nesbitt
Enterer: Jack Nesbitt
Created: 2023-05-31 10:49:07
Modified: 2023-05-31 00:49:07
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
11 species
3 singletons
total count 61
geometric series index: 18.9
Fisher's α: 3.918
geometric series k: 0.7628
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8484
Shannon's H: 2.0803
Good's u: 0.9514
Register
| †Mammuthus meridionalis (southern mammoth) | 6 | |
| †Hippopotamus antiquus (hippopotamus) | 12 | |
| †Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis (rhinoceros) | 7 | |
| Cervus elaphus (red deer) | 7 | |
| †Dama cf. vallonetensis (deer) | 6 | |
| †Megaloceros savini (deer) | 3 | |
| Equus sp. | 15 | |
| Bovini indet. | 2 | |
| Castor sp. | 1 | |
| Ursus sp. | 1 | |
| Vulpes sp. | 1 | |