Noviodunum (TPF sector, Getic period)
Basic information
Sample name: Noviodunum (TPF sector, Getic period)

Reference: S. Stanc, A.-D. Stanica, L. Bejenaru, and M. Danu. 2021. Archaeological animal remains from Noviodunum fortress. International Journal of Conservation Science 12(1):195-204 [ER 3952]
Geography
Country: Romania

County: Tulcea

Coordinate: 45° 16' 12" N, 29° 40' 30" E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Holocene

Max Ma: 0.00235

Min Ma: 0.00215

Age basis: other

Geography comments: "about 3 km east of the actual town of Isaccea... from the TPF sector of Noviodunum" (coordinate based on Noviodunum)
"two archaeological complexes have been attributed to the Getic period (4th-3rd centuries BC), of which a pit contained faunal remains"

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Environment
Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: human accumulation, settlement

Archaeology: buildings

Habitat comments: there are many "Culturally derived fractured bones" and also "burn marks" and traces left by the teeth of other animals (dog most often"), so the "remains have a cultural origin"

Methods
Life forms: ungulates, birds, fishes

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 23 specimens

Years: 2014

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "The faunal remains were hand-collected and not sieved"

Metadata
Sample no: 4358

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2023-08-25 15:22:46

Modified: 2023-08-25 05:39:36

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
7 species
3 singletons
total count 23
geometric series index: 16.4
Fisher's α: 3.427
geometric series k: 0.6813
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7292
Shannon's H: 1.6067
Good's u: 0.8696
Register
Bos taurus (cow)3
Caprinae indet.4
Ovis aries or Capra hircus
Sus scrofa domesticus (pig)10
"Sus domesticus"
Equus ferus caballus (wild horse)1
"Equus caballus"
Cyprinus carpio 3
Silurus glanis 1
Aves indet.1