Edwin Harness Mound
Basic information
Sample name: Edwin Harness Mound
Sample aka: 33Ro22
Reference: N. Greber. 1983. Recent excavations at the Edwin Harness Mound, Liberty Works, Ross County, Ohio. Kirtlandia 39:1-93 [ER 3179]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Ohio
Coordinate: 39° 15' 24" N, 82° 52' 36" W
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Time interval: Holocene
Max Ma: 0.00182
Min Ma: 0.00111
Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)
Geography comments: "associated with the Liberty Earthworks"
there are 11 radiocarbon dates directly associated with features that range from A.D. 130 +/- 70 to A.D. 840 +/- 50 (presumed to be uncalibrated because errors are symmetrically distributed)
there are 11 radiocarbon dates directly associated with features that range from A.D. 130 +/- 70 to A.D. 840 +/- 50 (presumed to be uncalibrated because errors are symmetrically distributed)
Environment
Lithology: not described
Taphonomic context: settlement
Archaeology: buildings,burials,ceramics,hearths,stone tools,other structures
Habitat comments: there are numerous features including burned areas, graves, depressions, post holes, and pits
skeletons, stone tools, and ceramics are described in detail
skeletons, stone tools, and ceramics are described in detail
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,primates,rodents,ungulates,other small mammals,birds,snakes,fishes
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 142 specimens
Years: 1976, 1977
Sampling comments: recovery techniques included "dry screening through 1/4 inch hardware cloth, water separation, and flotation"
"intrusive" chipmunk and domestic chicken material is excluded from the register
"intrusive" chipmunk and domestic chicken material is excluded from the register
Metadata
Sample number: 3487
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-09-06 19:16:58
Modified: 2023-04-03 08:51:57
Abundance distribution
17 species
6 singletons
total count 142
extrapolated richness: 33.9
Fisher's α: 5.039
geometric series k: 0.7861
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8040
Shannon's H: 2.0367
Good's u: 0.9580
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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Register
| Odocoileus virginianus | 35 | 75 kg herbivore |
| Procyon lotor | 11 | 5.5 kg carnivore-granivore |
| Canis sp. | 5 | |
| Urocyon cinereoargenteus | 1 | 4.1 kg frugivore-carnivore |
| Lynx rufus | 2 | 9.0 kg carnivore |
| Sylvilagus floridanus | 1 | 1.1 kg herbivore |
| Peromyscus maniculatus | 2 | 19.1 g |
| Homo sapiens | 47 | 64 kg |
| Meleagris gallopavo | 15 | 7.8 kg omnivore |
| Colinus virginianus | 1 | 12.9 g granivore |
| Buteo sp. | 1 | |
| Anas sp. | 1 | |
| Passeriformes indet. | 1 | |
| Colubridae indet. | 2 | |
| Ictalurus sp. | 7 | |
| Micropterus sp. | 6 | |
| Catostomidae indet. | 4 |
Current reference:
Herzog et al. 2003 (ER 1261)