PBDB Collection

Kasteelberg Midden B (Pleistocene to of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 741, Kasteelberg Midden B,

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

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene to Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: 34920 +- 40; 190 +- 40; dates on ash radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

• 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 top of granite bedrock; trash accumulations

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic

Collection methods: quarrying

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

Primary reference: R. G. Klein and K. Cruz-Uribe. 1989. Faunal Evidence for Prehistoric Herder-Forager Activites at Kasteelberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa. South African Archaeological Bulletin 44:82-97 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 21922: 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
Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae	Orycteropus afer Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Rhinocerotidae indet. Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rhinocerotidae
Cetacea - Delphinidae	Delphinidae indet. Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Delphinidae
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Taurotragus oryx, Bos taurus, Raphicerus campestris, Alcelaphus buselaphus, Sylvicapra grimmia, Ovis aries 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 Raphicerus campestris Thunberg 1811 steenbok Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 domestic sheep
Carnivora - Felidae	Panthera pardus, "Felis caracal" = Caracal caracal Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard "Felis caracal" = Caracal caracal Schreber 1776 caracal
Carnivora - Herpestidae	"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta, Herpestes ichneumon "Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 Cape grey mongoose Herpestes ichneumon Linnaeus 1758 Egyptian mongoose
Carnivora - Otariidae	Arctocephalus pusillus Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 brown fur seal
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mellivora capensis Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger
Carnivora - Canidae	Canis sp. Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
Rodentia - Hystricidae	Hystrix africaeaustralis Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine
Rodentia - Bathyergidae	Bathyergus suillus Bathyergus suillus Schreber 1787 Cape dune mole rat