Khor Shambat 1 (Mesolithic)
Basic information
Sample name: Khor Shambat 1 (Mesolithic)
Sample aka: KSH1
Reference: J. Dunne, M. Jordeczka, M. Chlodnicki, K. Hardy, L. Kubiak-Martens, M. Moskal-del Hoyo, . Marta Osypinska, M. Portillo, I. Sobkowiak-Tabaka, S. Delgado-Raack, P. Bobrowski, P. S. Breeze, N. Drake, K. Manning, and R. P. Evershed. 2021. Holocene resource exploitation along the Nile: diet and subsistence strategies of Mesolithic and Neolithic societies at Khor Shambat 1, Sudan. Antiquity 95:1426-1445 [ER 3834]
Geography
Country: Sudan
Coordinate: 16° 39' N, 32° 29' E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Holocene
Section: 3834
Unit number: 1
Unit order: below to above
Max Ma: 0.00795
Min Ma: 0.00621
Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)
Geography comments: "in Omdurman" (basis of coordinate)
there are five Mesolithic 14C dates ranging from 7950 +/- 40 to 6210 +/- 50 yr BP
there are five Mesolithic 14C dates ranging from 7950 +/- 40 to 6210 +/- 50 yr BP
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation, settlement
Archaeology: burials, ceramics, other structures
Habitat comments: a "settlement" with "an area of 1.5ha" with "numerous structures and two adult male burials"
the assemblage is a human accumulation including pottery sherds
the assemblage is a human accumulation including pottery sherds
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, rodents, ungulates, birds, lizards, snakes, turtles, fishes
Sample size: 675 specimens
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: archaeobotanical material is also described
molluscs are also present
molluscs are also present
Metadata
Sample no: 4186
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2023-03-25 17:21:08
Modified: 2023-05-30 06:25:40
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
31 species
10 singletons
total count 675
geometric series index: 58.9
Fisher's α: 6.708
geometric series k: 0.8128
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.4407
Shannon's H: 1.3006
Good's u: 0.9852
Register
| Osteichthyes indet. | 502 | |
| "Pisces" | ||
| Varanus niloticus | 1 | |
| Python sebae | 1 | |
| Centrochelys sulcata | 1 | |
| "Geochelone sulcata" | ||
| Aves indet. | 1 | |
| also two eggshells | ||
| Gerbillus sp. | 2 | |
| Thryonomys swinderianus | 1 | 5.2 kg |
| Hystrix cristata | 4 | 12.0 kg |
| Leptailurus serval (serval) | 1 | |
| Caracal caracal (caracal) | 1 | |
| Hyaena hyaena (striped hyena) | 1 | 30.0 kg |
| Crocuta crocuta (spotted hyena) | 2 | 66.0 kg |
| Panthera pardus (leopard) | 2 | |
| Loxodonta africana (African bush elephant) | 1 | 2731.0 kg |
| Diceros bicornis (black rhinoceros) | 3 | |
| Equus africanus (African wild ass) | 1 | |
| "wild donkey" | ||
| Potamochoerus larvatus (bushpig) | 4 | 38.0 kg |
| Phacochoerus africanus (common warthog) | 8 | 82.0 kg |
| "common warthog" | ||
| Hippopotamus amphibius (hippopotamus) | 6 | 1107.0 kg |
| Giraffa camelopardalis (northern giraffe) | 12 | 942.0 kg |
| Madoqua saltiana (Salt's dik-dik) | 3 | |
| Sylvicapra grimmia (common duiker) | 11 | 13.0 kg |
| Nanger soemmerringii (Soemmerring's gazelle) | 3 | |
| Tragelaphus strepsiceros (greater kudu) | 16 | 189.0 kg |
| Redunca redunca (Bohor reedbuck) | 10 | 44.0 kg |
| Kobus ellipsiprymnus (waterbuck) | 12 | 210.0 kg |
| Oreotragus oreotragus (klipspringer) | 19 | |
| Tragelaphus scriptus (harnessed bushbuck) | 7 | 31.0 kg |
| Hippotragus equinus (roan) | 2 | 246.0 kg |
| Ammotragus lervia (Barbary sheep) | 4 | 80.0 kg |
| Syncerus caffer (African buffalo) | 33 | 548.0 kg |