Sample name: Ifri El Baroud (Unit B2)

Sample aka: Gunpowder Cave

Reference: A. Potì, M. Kehl, M. Broich, Y. Carrión Marco, R. Hutterer, T. Jentke, J. Linstådter, J. A. López-Sâez, A. Mikdad, J. Morales, S. Pérez-Díaz, M. Portillo, C. Schmid, P. Vidal-Matutano, and G.-C. Weniger. 2019. Human occupation and environmental change in the western Maghreb during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and the Late Glacial. New evidence from the Iberomaurusian site Ifri El Baroud (northeast Morocco). Quaternary Science Reviews 220:87-110 [ER 3092]

Lithology: limestone

Taphonomic context: cave,human accumulation

Habitat comments: "the sediments of unit B2 consist mainly of carbonates and organic matter, whereas siliceous compounds are few... Ash and charcoal occur abundantly... Fire activity is remarkable... Taphonomic evidence of cut-marks, percussion damage and thermal modification show that most of the faunal remains were brought and processed into the cave by humans"

Life forms: ungulates,other small mammals,birds,turtles

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 628 specimens

Sampled by: 2015

Sample number: 3371

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2019-08-27 12:33:16

Modified: 2019-08-27 02:33:38