Naikund
Basic information
Sample name: Naikund

Reference: R. Moorti. 1985. Socio-economic aspects of megalithic Vidarbha. Puratattva 15:56-67 [ER 3229]
Geography
Country: India

State: Maharashtra

Coordinate: 21° 22' N, 79° 12' E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Holocene

Max Ma: 0.00275

Min Ma: 0.00225

Age basis: other

Geography comments: "on the Pench... in Nagpur district" (coordinate based on Naikund)
there are no geochronologic age estimates, but the Vidarbha megalithic culture eexisted from 300 to 800 BC based on calibrated radiocarbon dates on other sites (Thakuria 2014)

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Environment
Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: human accumulation

Archaeology: burials, ceramics, metal tools

Habitat comments: there no description of the sediments
material was recovered from "burials" near "Vidarbha megaliths"
there are metal objects and pottery but no stone objects

Methods
Life forms: carnivores, ungulates, other small mammals

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 324 specimens

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "excavated"

Metadata
Sample no: 3556

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2019-09-23 13:05:36

Modified: 2019-09-23 03:05:36

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
9 species
0 singleton
total count 324
geometric series index: 10.5
Fisher's α: 1.715
geometric series k: 0.5836
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5064
Shannon's H: 1.1895
Good's u: 1
Register
Bos indicus (zebu)223
Capra aegagrus hircus (wild goat)31
"Capra hircus": may include sheep
Bubalus bubalis (water buffalo)9425.0 kg
Sus scrofa (pig)14
Equus ferus caballus (wild horse)13
"Equus caballus"
Cervus unicolor (sambar deer)21
Bos gaurus (gaur)2481.0 kg
"gaur"
Canis lupus (gray wolf)843.0 kg
dog or wolf
Leporidae indet.3
hare or rabbit