Shuidonggou Locality 12
Basic information
Sample name: Shuidonggou Locality 12
Sample aka: SDG12
Reference: Y. Zhang, S.-Q. Zhang, X. Xu, D.-C. Liu, C.-X. Wang, S.-W. Pei, H.-M. Wang, and X. Gao. 2013. Zooarchaeological perspective on the Broad Spectrum Revolution in the Pleistocene-Holocene transitional period, with evidence from Shuidonggou Locality 12, China. Science China: Earth Sciences 56:1487-1492 [ER 3063]
Geography
Country: China
State: Ningxia
Coordinate: 38° 20' 40" N, 106° 30' 49" E
Latlng basis: stated in text
Time interval: Late Pleistocene
Ma: 0.011
Geography comments: "dated to 11 ka BP... 28 km southeast of Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region"
source of date is not discussed
source of date is not discussed
Environment
Substrate: ground surface
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation
Habitat comments: lithology is not discussed
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, ungulates, other small mammals
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 1754 specimens
Years: 2007
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "Initially discovered in the summer of 2005, SDG12 was excavated in 2007 and a large number of stone artifacts, bone tools and fragmented animal bone were unearthed"
53 "bird" specimens, 1 "reptile" specimen, and 13 "other rodents" are mentioned
53 "bird" specimens, 1 "reptile" specimen, and 13 "other rodents" are mentioned
Metadata
Sample no: 3330
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Modifier no: John Alroy
Created: 2019-08-23 20:59:12
Modified: 2024-11-15 11:46:26
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
8 species
0 singleton
total count 1754
geometric series index: 8.9
Fisher's α: 1.082
geometric series k: 0.4662
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5823
Shannon's H: 1.1783
Good's u: 1
Register
| Lepus sp. | 1045 | |
| Meles leucurus (Asian badger) | 103 | 11.0 kg |
| "Meles meles" | ||
| Felis sp. | 2 | |
| "Felis microtus" | ||
| Cervidae indet. | 19 | |
| Procapra przewalskii (Przewalski's gazelle) | 404 | |
| "Gazella przewalskyi" | ||
| Sus sp. | 5 | |
| Equus ferus przewalskii (wild horse) | 52 | |
| "Equus przewalskyi" | ||
| Bubalus sp. | 124 | |