Sample name: Tasbas (Phase 3)

Reference: P. N. Doumani, M. D. Frachetti, R. Beardmore, T. M. Schmaus, R. N. Spengler III, and A. N. Mar'yashev. 2015. Burial ritual, agriculture, and craft production among Bronze Age pastoralists at Tasbas (Kazakhstan). Archaeological Research in Asia 1:17-32 [ER 3759]

Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: human accumulation,midden,settlement

Archaeology: ceramics,hearths,stone tools,other structures

Habitat comments: "Tasbas extends over three natural terraces (70 × 20 m) that wrap along a tributary river. Historic period burials rest on the upper terrace; a multi-phase campsite occupies the middle terrace; and Late Bronze Age burials span the lower terrace".
"Tasbas Phase 3 represents the Final Bronze Age. Ephemeral activity surfaces and hearths are interspersed through thicker layers of cultural fill and suggest punctuated periods of habitation. Construction of a large trash pit suggests inhabitants changed how they used the terrace. The midden comprised burned sediment and clay, ash dumps, charcoal, and unfired fine buttery clay. Coarseware and decorated pottery as well as ground and polished stone implements were present in the deepest midden deposits".

Life forms: carnivores,primates,rodents,ungulates,birds

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 133 specimens

Years: 2011

Sampling comments: "Pilot excavations were carried out on the middle terrace at Tasbas in 2001, with the main excavations conducted in 2011". No specific information is provided on the total area excavated, or whether the soil was sieved.

Sample number: 4013

Contributor: Benjamin Carter

Enterer: Benjamin Carter

Created: 2022-10-17 13:35:38

Modified: 2023-05-30 02:15:18