Casa del Minero 1 (Unidad 4)
Basic information
Sample name: Casa del Minero 1 (Unidad 4)
Sample aka: Cañadon de La Mina
Reference: R. Paunero, C. V. Davis, D. Rindel, and A. Tessone. 2017. La fauna pleistocénica: evidencias zooarqueológicos en la Meseta Central de Santa Cruz, los sitios de La María. Magallania 45(2):181-198 [ER 3387]
Geography
Country: Argentina
State: Santa Cruz
Coordinate: 49° 34' S, 69° 51' W
Latlng basis: estimated from map
Time interval: Late Pleistocene
Section: 3387
Unit number: 2
Unit order: above to below
Max Ma: 0.010999
Min Ma: 0.01025
Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)
Geography comments: coordinate estimated based on photo in Fig. 1
a cave near a lagoon
there are uncalibrated 14C dates of 10250 +/- 110, 10967 +/- 55, and 10999 +/- 55 ybp on carbon and one of 10750 +/- 45 ybp on Lama gracilis
the dates are from units 4 and/or 3c but provenances are not given
occupation layers are thought to span the latest Pleistocene through the early 20th century
layer 3c overlies layer 4
a cave near a lagoon
there are uncalibrated 14C dates of 10250 +/- 110, 10967 +/- 55, and 10999 +/- 55 ybp on carbon and one of 10750 +/- 45 ybp on Lama gracilis
the dates are from units 4 and/or 3c but provenances are not given
occupation layers are thought to span the latest Pleistocene through the early 20th century
layer 3c overlies layer 4
Environment
Lithology: sandstone
Taphonomic context: cave, human accumulation
Archaeology: hearths, stone tools
Habitat comments: unit 3 includes silty sandy sediment with medium-sized stones, evidence of fireplaces, and unspecified archaeological material, presumably stone
unit 4 also includes silty stand sediment with hearths and unspecified cultural material
unit 4 also includes silty stand sediment with hearths and unspecified cultural material
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, rodents, ungulates, birds
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 95 specimens
Years: 2000 - 2005
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: 15.32 m2 out of an area of 55 m2 was excavated
Metadata
Sample no: 3766
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2021-06-05 20:19:14
Modified: 2023-04-29 03:43:42
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
6 species
0 singleton
total count 95
geometric series index: 6.5
Fisher's α: 1.423
geometric series k: 0.7402
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7688
Shannon's H: 1.6315
Good's u: 1
Register
| Lama guanicoe (guanaco) | 36 | 101.0 kg |
| †Lama gracilis | 18 | |
| †Hemiauchenia paradoxa (camel) | 11 | |
| Lycalopex griseus (South American gray fox) | 14 | 2.6 kg |
| also 12 indeterminate Lycalopex specimens | ||
| Rhea sp. | 8 | |
| Rodentia indet. | 8 | |