Mitathal (Layer 2)
Basic information
Sample name: Mitathal (Layer 2)
Reference: C. V. Sharada, P. P. Joglekar, and V. S. Shinde. 2012. Faunal remains from the Late Harappan phase at Mitathal, Bhiwani District, Harayana. Man and Environment 37(1):31-41 [ER 3375]
Geography
Country: India
State: Haryana
Coordinate: 29° 53' N, 76° 10' E
Latlng basis: stated in text
Time interval: Holocene
Section: 3375
Unit number: 2
Unit order: above to below
Max Ma: 0.00385
Min Ma: 0.00345
Age basis: stage
Geography comments: "The site of Mitathal is situated on a fertile alluvial landscape sandwiched between two rivers – Chautang and Yamuna"
"The ancient site is about 10 km northeast from the District headquarters of Bhiwani and 1.5 km northwest from the modern day village"
The excavated part of the site belongs to the "Late Harappan Phase" (1900-1500 B.C.)
"The ancient site is about 10 km northeast from the District headquarters of Bhiwani and 1.5 km northwest from the modern day village"
The excavated part of the site belongs to the "Late Harappan Phase" (1900-1500 B.C.)
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation, settlement
Archaeology: hearths, other structures
Habitat comments: "The site is characterized by twin mounds situated 10 m apart"
"Two interesting features and a pit were exposed during the course of digging"
"A circular furnace made from clay was unearthed ... in the middle of the two southern quadrants" ... "evidence of faience production was discovered inside this feature"
"An oblong clay bin was found in the north-western quadrant" and "A bell-shaped pit in the eastern section was also uncovered"
"A large number of fragments found in layers 2 and 3 showed marks of charring"
"Two interesting features and a pit were exposed during the course of digging"
"A circular furnace made from clay was unearthed ... in the middle of the two southern quadrants" ... "evidence of faience production was discovered inside this feature"
"An oblong clay bin was found in the north-western quadrant" and "A bell-shaped pit in the eastern section was also uncovered"
"A large number of fragments found in layers 2 and 3 showed marks of charring"
Methods
Life forms: rodents, ungulates, other small mammals, birds, turtles, fishes, clams, snails
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 54 specimens
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "The site is characterized by twin mounds situated 10 m apart"
"An index trench located on the centre of Mound A (named A1) ... was excavated to a depth of 1.03 m in the southern half and 1.69 m from the datum line at the northern end"
"All bone splinters were meticulously collected and washed using soft brushes and dried on the site itself and packed for transporting to the laboratory for further analysis"
"An index trench located on the centre of Mound A (named A1) ... was excavated to a depth of 1.03 m in the southern half and 1.69 m from the datum line at the northern end"
"All bone splinters were meticulously collected and washed using soft brushes and dried on the site itself and packed for transporting to the laboratory for further analysis"
Metadata
Sample no: 3746
Contributor no: Benjamin Carter
Enterer: Benjamin Carter
Created: 2021-05-28 12:00:40
Modified: 2023-04-29 03:15:53
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
17 species
7 singletons
total count 54
geometric series index: 39.3
Fisher's α: 8.537
geometric series k: 0.8717
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9057
Shannon's H: 2.5587
Good's u: 0.8718
Register
| Bos indicus (zebu) | 6 | |
| Bubalus bubalis (water buffalo) | 2 | 425.0 kg |
| also 172 Bovinae indet. "Bos/Bubalus" | ||
| Ovis aries (sheep) | 1 | |
| also 51 Caprinae indet. "Capra/Ovis" | ||
| Sus scrofa (pig) | 4 | |
| 2 are listed as "Sus domesticus" | ||
| Equus sp. | 1 | |
| Axis axis (chital) | 1 | 40.0 kg |
| Muntiacus sp. | 1 | |
| "Muntiacus muntjak" mostly likely M. vaginalis based on the geographic location, but possibly M. aureus | ||
| Hystrix indica | 1 | 13.0 kg |
| Lepus nigricollis | 1 | |
| Rattus rattus | 3 | 121.0 g |
| Lissemys punctata | 2 | |
| Aves indet. | 6 | |
| Fish indet. | 4 | |
| Lamellidens sp. | 9 | |
| Pila globosa | 1 | |
| Indoplanorbis exustus | 5 | |
| Digoniostoma pulchella | 6 | |