Kasteelberg Midden A (Holocene of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 740, Kasteelberg Midden A,

Where: South Africa (33.4° S, 18.8° E: paleocoordinates 33.4° S, 18.8° E)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: 361860 +- 60; 1790 +- 40; dates on ash radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: coastal

• ETE sed env 1: coastal, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: midden, ETE env comment: coastal midden
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: midden on granite bedrock; trash accumulations

Collection methods: quarrying

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 477, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: R. G. Klein. 1986. The Prehistory of Stone Age Herders in the Cape Province of South Africa. South African Aechaeological Society Goodwin Series 5:5-12 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 21921: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.05.1997, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
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Mammalia indet.
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Carnivora
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mellivora capensis
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger
 Carnivora - Otariidae
Arctocephalus pusillus
Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 brown fur seal
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp.
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Taurotragus oryx, Bos taurus, Ovis aries, Sylvicapra grimmia, Raphicerus sp.
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae-large
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae-small
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae-small/medium
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae-medium/large
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 cow
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 domestic sheep
Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus quagga, Equus capensis
Equus quagga Boddaert 1785 plains zebra
Equus capensis Broom 1909 horse
 Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus afer
Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark