Moghr el-Ahwal Cave 3 (Phases F & E)
Basic information
Sample name: Moghr el-Ahwal Cave 3 (Phases F & E)
Reference: Y. Edwards, A. Garrard, and C. Yazbeck. 2017. Hunting and trapping strategies in the coastal mountains of northern Lebanon during the Epipalaeolithic. Levant 49(3):237-258 [ER 3084]
Geography
Country: Lebanon
Coordinate: 34° 17' N, 35° 53' E
Basis of coordinate: stated in text
Geography comments: "c. 400 m east of Moghr el-Ahwal village"
coordinate is given by Garrard and Yazbeck (2008, Baal 12)
there are uncalibrated 14C dates on charcoal of 17, 220 +/- 70 ybp (Phase F) and 15, 750 +/- 75 ybp (Phase E)
coordinate is given by Garrard and Yazbeck (2008, Baal 12)
there are uncalibrated 14C dates on charcoal of 17, 220 +/- 70 ybp (Phase F) and 15, 750 +/- 75 ybp (Phase E)
Climate and habitat
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: cave, human accumulation
Habitat comments: no description of lithology is given
there are various archaeological artifacts, and "Hunting of wild goat was the prime activity during the earlier phases (F–D) along with a range of other prey"
there are various archaeological artifacts, and "Hunting of wild goat was the prime activity during the earlier phases (F–D) along with a range of other prey"
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, rodents, ungulates, other small mammals, birds, lizards, turtles
Sampling methods: quarry, screenwash
Sample size: 114
Years: 2004, 2005, 2008
Sampling comments: "Bones were recovered from sediments coarse-sieved through 5 mm mesh, with the residues dry- or wet-sieved through 2 mm mesh"
Metadata
Sample: 3360
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-08-26 19:52:26
Modified: 2019-08-26 21:31:14
Abundance distribution
22 species
8 singletons
total count 114
Fisher's α: 8.114
geometric series k: 0.8613
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8960
Shannon's H: 2.5879
Good's u: 0.9304
Register
| Bos primigenius | 2 | |
| Ursus arctos | 1 | 156 kg frugivore-carnivore |
| Cervus elaphus | 7 | |
| Dama mesopotamica | 9 | |
| Capreolus capreolus | 8 | 22 kg browser |
| Cervidae indet. large | 1 | |
| Cervidae indet. small | 2 | |
| Capra aegagrus | 19 | browser-grazer |
| Sus scrofa | 11 | 54 kg herbivore |
| Lepus capensis | 5 | |
| Vulpes vulpes | 5 | 5.3 kg carnivore-insectivore |
| Felidae indet. | 1 | |
| small | ||
| Sciurus sp. | 6 | |
| Testudo graeca | 2 | |
| Corvidae indet. | 1 | |
| Alectoris chukar | 23 | 541 g omnivore |
| Columba livia | 1 | 369 g granivore |
| Buteo buteo | 1 | 24.0 g carnivore |
| Aquila chrysaetos | 2 | 3.9 kg carnivore |
| Actinopterygii indet. | 1 | |
| "fish" | ||
| Anura indet. | 5 | |
| "frog" | ||
| Squamata indet. | 1 | |
| "lizard" | ||