Girawad
Basic information
Sample name: Girawad
Reference: C. V. Sharada, P. P. Joglekar, and V. S. Shinde. 2014. Faunal remains from Girawad (2006-2007), District Rohtak, Haryana. Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology 2:421-441 [ER 3230]
Geography
Country: India
State: Haryana
Coordinate: 28° 58' 41" N, 76° 28' 47" E
Basis of coordinate: stated in text
Geography comments: "approximately 3 km to the east of the present village of Girawad"
"Early Harappan", which is 3200 to 2600 B.C. (Possehl 2000)
"Early Harappan", which is 3200 to 2600 B.C. (Possehl 2000)
Climate and habitat
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation
Archaeology: buildings, ceramics
Habitat comments: "an extensive single culture site spread over an area of roughly 8 hectares bearing the presence of Hakra, Early, Mature and Late Harappan ceramic remains" with "extensive pit-dwelling complexes" also including "mud brick structures"
metal and stone tools are not discussed
metal and stone tools are not discussed
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, rodents, ungulates, birds, clams, snails
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 249
Sampling comments: "thirteen pit-dwelling complexes" were excavated and sampled for zooarchaeological remains
there was no screening
a minimum figure of 150 NISP is given for Siluridae
"20 odd bones" of Rattus rattus are considered to be intrusive
there was no screening
a minimum figure of 150 NISP is given for Siluridae
"20 odd bones" of Rattus rattus are considered to be intrusive
Metadata
Sample: 3557
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-09-23 17:43:33
Modified: 2019-09-23 17:43:33
Abundance distribution
16 species
5 singletons
total count 249
Fisher's α: 3.815
geometric series k: 0.7112
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5349
Shannon's H: 1.3529
Good's u: 0.9800
Register
| Bos taurus indicus | 166 | |
| "Bos indicus" | ||
| Bubalus bubalis | 15 | |
| Capra aegagrus hircus | 1 | browser-grazer |
| "Capra hircus" | ||
| Ovis aries | 10 | |
| Digoniostoma pulchella | 2 | |
| "Diginostoma pulchella" | ||
| Canis lupus familiaris | 1 | 44 kg carnivore |
| "Canis familiaris" | ||
| Boselaphus tragocamelus | 5 | browser-grazer |
| Axis axis | 5 | 40 kg browser-grazer |
| Antilope cervicapra | 5 | |
| Sus scrofa domesticus | 1 | 54 kg herbivore |
| "Sus domesticus" | ||
| Gazella bennettii | 1 | browser-grazer |
| Bubalus arnee | 3 | |
| Bandicota indica | 2 | |
| Pila globosa | 4 | |
| Zootecus insularis | 1 | |
| Lamellidens sp. | 27 | |