Sagan-Zaba II (Layer 3B)
Basic information
Sample name: Sagan-Zaba II (Layer 3B)
Reference: T. Nomokonova, R. J. Losey, A. Weber, O. I. Goriunova, and A. G. Novikov. 2011. Late Holocene subsistence practices among Cis-Baikal pastoralists, Siberia. Asian Perspectives 49(1):157-179 [ER 3368]
Geography
Country: Russia
Coordinate: 51° 51' N, 104° 53' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Holocene
Section: 3368
Unit number: 4
Unit order: above to below
Max Ma: 0.00337
Min Ma: 0.0026
Age basis: radiocarbon (calibrated)
Geography comments: Site is "located on the western shore of Lake Baikal" inside Pribaikalsky National Park (basis of coordinate)
"Two radiocarbon dates on charcoal from this layer produced ages of 2600 ± 145 (SOAN–6593; 900–540 B.C.) and 3370 ± 55 (SOAN–7148; 1740–1570 B.C.)"
"all dates calibrated using Calib 5.0.1, with margins of errors presented at 1 sigma"
"Two radiocarbon dates on charcoal from this layer produced ages of 2600 ± 145 (SOAN–6593; 900–540 B.C.) and 3370 ± 55 (SOAN–7148; 1740–1570 B.C.)"
"all dates calibrated using Calib 5.0.1, with margins of errors presented at 1 sigma"
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation
Archaeology: bone tools,ceramics,hearths,stone tools,other artifacts
Habitat comments: "The small cove and shoreline near the site... feature extensive prehistoric rock art"
"Stratified Holocene habitation deposits are found throughout the floor of the short U-shaped valley backing the cove"
"Archaeological materials at Sagan-Zaba were discovered and excavated in the 1970s"
"cultural materials spanning from the Iron Age to the non-ceramic Neolithic were recovered" from these excavations
"Stratified Holocene habitation deposits are found throughout the floor of the short U-shaped valley backing the cove"
"Archaeological materials at Sagan-Zaba were discovered and excavated in the 1970s"
"cultural materials spanning from the Iron Age to the non-ceramic Neolithic were recovered" from these excavations
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,marine mammals,other small mammals,birds,fishes,snails
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 595 specimens
Sampling comments: "Modern field recovery and recording methods (e.g., sieving of all deposits over 3 mm mesh, flotation for botanical remains, detailed stratigraphic studies, and total station artifact mapping) were applied throughout all phases of excavation"
"fieldwork in 2006 involved testing the cove through augering and small excavation blocks"
"Two trenches totalling ∼67 m3 were excavated at the northeastern portion of the site in in 2007–2008"
"fieldwork in 2006 involved testing the cove through augering and small excavation blocks"
"Two trenches totalling ∼67 m3 were excavated at the northeastern portion of the site in in 2007–2008"
Metadata
Sample number: 3729
Contributor: Benjamin Carter
Enterer: Benjamin Carter
Created: 2021-05-06 15:53:59
Modified: 2023-04-29 02:48:54
Abundance distribution
20 species
7 singletons
total count 595
geometric series index: 35.8
Fisher's α: 3.991
geometric series k: 0.7280
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.4961
Shannon's H: 1.2808
Good's u: 0.9882
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Equus spp. | 3 | |
Cervus elaphus | 7 | 142 kg browser-grazer |
also 6 Cervidae indet. | ||
Capreolus pygargus | 16 | |
Bos spp. | 12 | |
Ovis aries | 5 | 41 kg |
also 22 Caprinae indet. and 39 Artiodactyla indet. | ||
Capra aegagrus hircus | 1 | 22 kg browser-grazer |
"Capra hircus" | ||
Phoca sibirica | 416 | |
Lutra lutra | 1 | 6.1 kg piscivore-carnivore |
also 1 Carnivora indet. | ||
Castor fiber | 1 | |
Lepus timidus | 3 | |
Urocitellus undulatus | 54 | |
"Citellus undulatus" | ||
Muridae indet. | 27 | |
also 31 Rodentia indet. | ||
Anas spp. | 1 | |
Buteo cf. buteo | 1 | 24.0 g carnivore |
also 6 Aves indet. | ||
Thymallus arcticus | 1 | |
Coregonus spp. | 8 | |
also 363 Salmonidae indet. | ||
Acipenser baerii baicalensis | 28 | |
Leuciscus baicalensis | 1 | |
also 1 Cyprinidae indet. | ||
Perca fluviatilis | 5 | |
also 141 Fish indet. | ||
Mollusca indet. | 4 | |
presumably snails |