Torre Velha
Basic information
Sample name: Torre Velha
Sample aka: Castro de Avelãs
Reference: V. Pereira, S. Tereso, M. Costa, C. André, and P. C. Carvalho. 2022. Faunal remains from the Roman Zoela territory. Insights based on the archaeological excavations (2012-2015) of Castro de Avelãs - Bragança. Estudos & Memórias 19:125-128 [ER 3947]
Geography
Country: Portugal
Coordinate: 41.798° N, -6.806° W
Latlng basis: based on political unit
Time interval: Holocene
Max Ma: 0.001883
Min Ma: 0.001825
Age basis: zone
Geography comments: "in Castro de Avelãs - Bragança... a considerable extension of ancient remains within nearly 3 hectares" (coordinate based on the parish of Castro de Avelãs)
the pottery indicates an age "of the last third of the 1st century AD until the beginnings of the 2nd century"
this is about 1950 - 67 = 1883 BP to about 1950 - 125 = 1825 BP
the pottery indicates an age "of the last third of the 1st century AD until the beginnings of the 2nd century"
this is about 1950 - 67 = 1883 BP to about 1950 - 125 = 1825 BP
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation, settlement
Archaeology: buildings, ceramics
Habitat comments: in "the residential area of the settlement" including "a significant building of the Flavian dynasty" that was the site of the excavation
artefacts were "predominantly pottery vessels"
"Almost no burn marks were recognized on the bones and 58% of the assemblage displayed spiral fractures (broken while the bone was still fresh)... butchering marks were identified in 11% of the analysed sample"
artefacts were "predominantly pottery vessels"
"Almost no burn marks were recognized on the bones and 58% of the assemblage displayed spiral fractures (broken while the bone was still fresh)... butchering marks were identified in 11% of the analysed sample"
Methods
Life forms: ungulates, other small mammals, birds, fishes
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 402 specimens
Years: 2012 - 2015
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: there was apparently no sieving of the excavated sediments
Metadata
Sample no: 4353
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2023-08-23 17:28:52
Modified: 2023-08-23 07:28:52
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
9 species
1 singleton
total count 402
geometric series index: 10.8
Fisher's α: 1.633
geometric series k: 0.6679
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8184
Shannon's H: 1.8199
Good's u: 0.9975
Register
| Lepus sp. | 4 | |
| Oryctolagus cuniculus | 87 | 2.5 kg |
| Sus sp. | 63 | |
| Cervus elaphus (red deer) | 22 | |
| Bos taurus (cow) | 101 | |
| Caprinae indet. | 69 | |
| Ovis or Capra | ||
| Alectoris rufa | 8 | 516.0 g |
| Gallus gallus domesticus | 47 | |
| Osteichthyes indet. | 1 | |
| "fishes" | ||