Godedzor Level II A
Basic information
Sample name: Godedzor Level II A
Reference: G. Palumbi, I. Kalantaryan, A. Balasescu, O. Barge, J. Chahoud, R. Hovsepyan, K. Meliksetian, P. Avetisyan, and C. Chataigner. 2021. Early pastoralism and natural resource management: recent research at Godedzor. In On Salt, Copper and Gold: The Origins of Early Mining and Metallurgy in the Caucasus (eds. C. Marro, T. Stöllner), pp. [ER 3944]
Geography
Country: Armenia
Coordinate: 39° 29' N, 46° 8' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Holocene
Unit number: 3
Unit order: below to above
Max Ma: 0.00471
Min Ma: 0.00463
Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)
Geography comments: "in the valley of the Vorotan river... on the high volcanic plateau of Syunik" (coordinate based on Vorotan)
the two uncalibrated 14C dates on this level are 4710 +/- 30 and 4639 +/- 40 BP
the two uncalibrated 14C dates on this level are 4710 +/- 30 and 4639 +/- 40 BP
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: human accumulation,settlement
Archaeology: bone tools,buildings,ceramics,hearths
Habitat comments: the level "mainly features stone architecture" with a structure containing "the remains of a fireplace and a small tandir built out of a ceramic jar" and another "a half-dug clay basin and at least seven half-interred ceramic jars" and another "at least five half-interred ceramic jars" with "bone tools"
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,ungulates,other small mammals
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 42 specimens
Years: 2008 - 2013
Sampling comments: "a sieving test of 40 litres of sediments was conducted during the season of 2013" (level unclear) but the excavation of "animal remains" was from 2008 to 2013 overall
Metadata
Sample number: 4350
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2023-08-22 22:07:54
Modified: 2023-08-23 03:19:58
Abundance distribution
7 species
4 singletons
total count 42
geometric series index: 20.6
Fisher's α: 2.399
geometric series k: 0.5888
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5772
Shannon's H: 1.1787
Good's u: 0.9059
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