Hulme Site
Basic information
Sample name: Hulme Site

Reference: J. R. Bozell. 1991. Fauna from the Hulme Site and comments on Central Plains tradition subsistence variability. Plains Anthropologist 36:229-253 [ER 3143]
Geography
Country: United States

State: Nebraska


County: Hall


Coordinate: 40° 55' N, 98° 40' W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Holocene

Max Ma: 0.00087

Min Ma: 0.00085

Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)

Geography comments: shown on a map as just west of the origin of Prairie Creek and west of Cameron (basis of coordinate)
"The architecture, ceramic motifs, and lithic raw material are typical of the Upper Republican phase"
there are two uncalibrated radiocarbon dates of 870 +/- 50 B.P. and 830 +/- 50 B.P.

Environment
Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: human accumulation,settlement

Archaeology: bone tools,buildings,ceramics,stone tools

Habitat comments: "a five acre surface scatter" including "artifacts" and a "lodge ruin"
"scapula digging tools" are present
the ceramics and lithics are not discussed in any detail

Methods
Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,other small mammals,birds,snakes,turtles,frogs,fishes

Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash

Sample size: 1295 specimens

Years: 1985

Sampling comments: "House 1 was excavated in two meter squares with all overburden and floor fill passed through one-quarter inch mesh" but some material was recovered with 1/16th inch water screening

Metadata
Sample number: 3437

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2019-09-01 17:39:48

Modified: 2023-02-25 10:51:30

Abundance distribution
46 species
13 singletons
total count 1295
geometric series index: 77.7
Fisher's α: 9.307
geometric series k: 0.8806
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8557
Shannon's H: 2.4002
Good's u: 0.9900
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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