Shubayqa 1 midden (Pleistocene of Jordan)

Where: Jordan (32.4° N, 37.2° E: paleocoordinates 32.4° N, 37.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• Late Epipalaeolithic site, dated to late Natufian. Radiocarbon dates from the midden date to ca. 13.3–13.1 kya calBP. This date conforms well to the type of chipped stones recovered from the midden, which are dominated by small flakes, short bladelets and amorphous, exhausted multi-platform cores.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic, midden

Primary reference: L. Yeomans and T. Richter. 2018. Exploitation of a seasonal resource: bird hunting during the late Natufian at Shubayqa 1. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 28:95-108 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 197945: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 02.12.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Aves
 Pterocliformes - Pteroclidae
cf. Syrrhaptes paradoxus Pallas 1773 Pallas's sandgrouse
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardeidae indet. Leach 1820 heron
Ardea sp. Linnaeus 1758 heron
Ardeola sp. Boie 1822 pond heron
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps sp. Latham 1787 grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis Pallas 1764 little grebe
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Rallidae indet. Vigors 1825 rail
Porphyrio porphyrio Linnaeus 1758 western swamphen
Fulica atra Linnaeus 1758 common coot
Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 water rail
Gallinula chloropus Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian moorhen
Crex crex Linnaeus 1758 corn crake
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvidae indet. Vigors 1825 perching bird
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Cygnus sp. Garsault 1764 swan
Anser sp. Linnaeus 1758 goose
Tadorna sp. Boie 1822 shelduck
Netta rufina Pallas 1773 red-crested pochard
Aythya sp. Boie 1822 pochard
Bucephala clangula Linnaeus 1758 common goldeneye
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Accipitridae indet. Viellot 1816 hawk
Accipiter sp. Brisson 1760 hawk
Aquila sp. Linnaeus 1758 eagle
Aquila chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 golden eagle
Buteo cf. rufinus Cretzschmar 1826 long-legged buzzard
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco sp. Linnaeus 1758 falcon
 Charadriiformes -
Charadriiformes indet. Huxley 1867 shorebird
 Charadriiformes - Recurvirostridae
Himantopus himantopus Linnaeus 1758 black-winged stilt
 Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Charadrius sp. Linnaeus 1758 lapwing
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snipe
Calidris sp. Gmelin 1789 snipe
"Philomachus pugnax" = Calidris pugnax Linnaeus 1758 ruff
Numenius sp. Brisson 1760 snipe
Tringa sp. Linnaeus 1758 snipe
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Phasianidae indet. Horsfield 1821 pheasant
Coturnix cf. coturnix Linnaeus 1758 common quail