Noviodunum (TPF sector, Roman period)
Basic information
Sample name: Noviodunum (TPF sector, Roman period)
Reference: S. Stanc, A.-D. Stanica, L. Bejenaru, and M. Danu. 2021. Archaeological animal remains from Noviodunum fortress. International Journal of Conservation Science 12(1):195-204 [ER 3952]
Geography
Country: Romania
County: Tulcea
Coordinate: 45° 16' 12" N, 29° 40' 30" E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Holocene
Max Ma: 0.00185
Min Ma: 0.00155
Age basis: other
Geography comments: "about 3 km east of the actual town of Isaccea... from the TPF sector of Noviodunum" (coordinate based on Noviodunum)
"The identified Roman complexes (2nd-4th centuries AD) were of two types - funerary monuments and household pits, and the archaeozoological material has been discovered in the last ones"
"The identified Roman complexes (2nd-4th centuries AD) were of two types - funerary monuments and household pits, and the archaeozoological material has been discovered in the last ones"
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation, midden, settlement
Archaeology: buildings
Habitat comments: there are many "Culturally derived fractured bones" and also "burn marks" and traces left by the teeth of other animals (dog most often"), so the "remains have a cultural origin"
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, ungulates, other small mammals, birds, fishes
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 854 specimens
Years: 2014
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "The faunal remains were hand-collected and not sieved"
Metadata
Sample no: 4359
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2023-08-25 15:27:49
Modified: 2023-08-25 05:39:46
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
16 species
1 singleton
total count 854
geometric series index: 20.0
Fisher's α: 2.794
geometric series k: 0.6945
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.658
Shannon's H: 1.5963
Good's u: 0.9988
Register
| Bos taurus (cow) | 474 | |
| Caprinae indet. | 112 | |
| Ovis aries or Capra hircus | ||
| Sus scrofa domesticus (pig) | 57 | |
| "Sus domesticus" | ||
| Equus ferus caballus (wild horse) | 56 | |
| "Equus caballus" | ||
| Canis lupus familiaris (gray wolf) | 5 | 43.0 kg |
| "Canis familiaris" | ||
| Cervus elaphus (red deer) | 61 | |
| Sus scrofa (pig) | 15 | |
| Capreolus capreolus (roe deer) | 5 | |
| †Bos primigenius (aurochs) | 2 | |
| Lepus europaeus | 1 | 3.4 kg |
| Acipenser sp. | 4 | |
| Cyprinus carpio | 12 | |
| Esox lucius | 3 | |
| Silurus glanis | 8 | |
| Sander lucioperca | 3 | |
| Aves indet. | 36 | |