Cole Gravel Pit
Basic information
Sample name: Cole Gravel Pit
Sample aka: Cole Quarry; Farrell Farm; Hne 17-1
Reference: T. C. Madrigal. 2006. Late Archaic animal bones from the Cole Gravel Pit site, Livingston County, New York. Bulletin and Journal of the Archaeology of New York State 122:27-44 [ER 3195]
Geography
Country: United States
State: New York
Coordinate: 42.977° N, -77.739° W
Basis of coordinate: stated in text
Geography comments: "in Caledonia Township... 42.977N, 77.739W" (Madrigal 2008, Northeastern Naturalist)
there are uncorrected radiocarbon dates of 3890 +/- 120 and 3980 +/- 16 B.P.
there are uncorrected radiocarbon dates of 3890 +/- 120 and 3980 +/- 16 B.P.
Climate and habitat
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation, settlement, structures
Archaeology: bone tools, burials, hearths, stone tools
Habitat comments: there are numerous stone and bone artifacts in addition to 16 burials and 296 "pits or surface stains" used for food processing
a single human burial is mentioned
a single human burial is mentioned
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, primates, rodents, ungulates, birds, snakes, turtles, frogs, fishes
Sampling methods: quarry, screenwash
Sample size: 2042
Years: 1966 - 1970
Sampling comments: "In most cases, soil was screened through 1/4 in (6.4 mm) mesh"
1212 out of 1221 dog specimens pertain to just three burials, so the entered specimen count is 12
1212 out of 1221 dog specimens pertain to just three burials, so the entered specimen count is 12
Metadata
Sample: 3504
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-09-08 20:56:54
Modified: 2019-09-09 12:26:51
Abundance distribution
54 species
10 singletons
total count 2042
Fisher's α: 10.176
geometric series k: 0.8839
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8260
Shannon's H: 2.3809
Good's u: 0.9951
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