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


County: Ross


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)

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

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

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
geometric series index: 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.
Register