Undir Bálabrekku Zooarchaeological Database

Creator(s): Thomas McGovern

Year: 2006

Summary

Small archaeofauna from two highland sites located above 400 m above sea level, over 100 km inland in the upper reaches of the Skjálfandafljót river valley indicate the early presence of human settlement in this far inland area. While heavily deflated, the site of Undir Sandmúla produced an archaeofauna from stratified context directly above the Landnam sequence tephra, probably dating to the late 9th or early 10th century. This collection is from a highly burnt ”fireplace cleaning” deposit which limits the survival of fish and bird bones, but a quantifiable number of mammal bone fragments could be identified. The domestic mammal assemblage strongly indicates the presence of a full farm with some variant of the mix of species associated with the Settlement Age in Iceland (cattle, horse, pig, sheep).

Cite this Record

Undir Bálabrekku Zooarchaeological Database. Thomas McGovern. 2006 ( tDAR id: 394043) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8QC04MM

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Data Set Structure

Measurement Column
Count Column
Coded Column
Filename Column
Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: NABONE2

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
autonumber this is a default autonumber that supplies ref# for each entry- NB: not same as count of fragments, as one entry may have many frags counted
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site Site name or code
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Control Locality or District)
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Unit Site excavation area
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Date Year collected
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
AU Analytic Unit (major stratigraphic unit, multiple layers)
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
SU Stratigraphic Unit (layer, interface, fill)
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
X x coordinate (horizontal)
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Y y coodinate (horizontal)
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Z z coordinate (vertical) NB: may be stratigraphic layer, level, or point measurement
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Other Context 1 Other contextual designation 1
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Other Context 2 Other contextula designation 2
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Context Notes Notes & Comments on context as a whole
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Species the code for the taxa identified. may be UNI for unident frags
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bone the code for the bone element or body part
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
End the end - proximal, distal, etc.
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Count the number of fragments that share all the listed characteristics
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Frag the approximate maximum dimension of the fragments- 1-2 cm, 2-5 cm etc.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Zone taxinomic zones included on the fragment(s)
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Fusion Fusion state code
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Butchery Butchery state code
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Burn Burning state code
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Gnaw Tooth marks code
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Age Age estimate code
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Side Left or right
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sex Sex assessment code
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Comments Comments on specimen
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ref# Metrics reference number- mark on bone if possible
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bd space for measurement
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
i decid ? TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
SD space for measurement
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
GL space for measurement
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bp space for measurement
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
GB space for measurement
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bfd space for measurement
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
BT space for measurement
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
BFp space for measurement
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
B space for measurement
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
L space for measurement
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
I 2 TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Mand/Max lower or upper tooth
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Perm/Decid permanent or deciduous tooth (for loose teeth- for tooth rows use next fields)
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
i1 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
i2 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
i3 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
dc wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
dp2 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
dp3 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
dp4 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
I 1 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
In ? wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
I 3 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
C wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
P1 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
P2 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
P3 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
P4 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
M1 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
M2 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
M3 wear state
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Postcanine Phocids
TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
REF#2 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Dp TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
ENT D DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Path TEXT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Spatial Coverage

min long: -25.796; min lat: 62.882 ; max long: -11.118; max lat: 66.901 ;

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