Niku V: Research & Analysis: Faunals, Appendices

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Report: Faunals; Appendices

Report on Zooarchaeological Remains from the Seven Site,
Nikumaroro, Phoenix Islands

July 5, 2008

Sharyn Jones
Department of Anthropology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Heritage Hall, Rm. # 315
Birmingham, AL 35294-3350
Email: sharynj@uab.edu

This report details identifications of bones (fish, turtle, and bird) from The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery’s (TIGHAR) 2007 excavations of the Seven Site, Nikumaroro, Phoenix Islands, sent by Dr. Tom King to Sharyn Jones in September 2008. The analyzed bone includes material from the following features: SL-2, SL-3, and WR-1.

Appendix A

Conservative vs. Non-conservative estimate of MNI from the 2007 Seven Site excavations.

Taxa	Count	Conservative MNI	Non-conservative MNI
Cheloniidae	78	3	7
Carcharhinidae	3	1	1
Muraenidae	2	1	1
Belonidae	5	1	1
Holocentrinae	24	2	1
Myripristis sp.	3	1	1
Serranidae	34	0	3
Cephalopholis sp.	12	3	3
Epinephelus merra	3	1	1
Epinephelus sp.	30	3	3
Plectropomus sp.	3	3	3
Carangidae	41	1	4
Caranx sp.	65	4	8
Pseudocaranx dentex	1	1	1
Lutjanidae	7	1	1
Lutjanus sp.	1	1	1
Caesio sp.	1	1	1
Lethrinindae	1	1	1
Mullidae	1	0	1
Parupeneus sp.	10	2	2
Labridae	1	1	1
Scaridae	8	0	4
Scarus sp.	5	3	3
Acanthuridae	12	1	3
Naso sp.	11	2	3
Siganus sp.	1	1	1
Balistidae	7	1	3
Scombridae	22	3	3
Perciformes	62	0	1
Unidentified fish	792	3	7
Total	1246	46	74

Appendix B.

Common names of the identified fishes from the 2007 excavations of the Seven Site, Nikumaroro; the fishes are listed in taxonomic order.

(Note: photos provided by TIGHAR; not part of original report.)

Taxon	Common Name
Cheloniidae	Sea turtle
Carcharhinidae	Reef shark
Muraenidae	Moray eel
Belonidae	Needlefish
Holocentrinae	Squirrelfish/ Soldierfish
Myripristis sp.	Soldierfish
Serranidae	Grouper
Cephalopholis sp.	Grouper
Epinephelus merra	Honeycomb grouper
Epinephelus sp.	Grouper
Plectropomus sp.	Grouper
Carangidae	Jack
Caranx sp.	Jack
Pseudocaranx dentex	White trevally
Lutjanidae	Snapper
Lutjanus sp.	Snapper
Caesio sp.	Fusilier
Lethrinindae	Emperorfish
Mullidae	Goatfish
Parupeneus sp.	Goatfish
Labridae	Wrasse
Scaridae	Parrotfish
Scarus sp.	Parrotfish
Acanthuridae	Surgeonfish
Naso sp.	Unicornfish
Siganus sp.	Rabbitfish
Balistidae	Triggerfish
Scombridae	Tuna

Appendix C.

Diversity and equitability calculations using the non-conservative estimate of MNI from the Seven Site.

Taxa	MNI	P_i	log_eP_i	(P_i)(log_eP_i)	H′	log_eS	V′
Cheloniidae	7	0.094594595	-2.358154944	-0.223068711
Carcharhinidae	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Muraenidae	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Belonidae	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Holocentrinae	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Myripristis sp.	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Serranidae	3	0.040540541	-3.205452805	-0.129950789
Cephalopholis sp.	3	0.040540541	-3.205452805	-0.129950789
Epinephelus merra	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Epinephelus sp.	3	0.040540541	-3.205452805	-0.129950789
Plectropomus sp.	3	0.040540541	-3.205452805	-0.129950789
Carangidae	4	0.054054054	-2.917770732	-0.157717337
Caranx sp.	8	0.108108108	-2.224623552	-0.240499843
Pseudocaranx dentex	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Lutjanidae	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Lutjanus sp.	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Caesio sp.	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Lethrinindae	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Mullidae	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Parupeneus sp.	2	0.027027027	-3.610917913	-0.097592376
Labridae	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Scaridae	4	0.054054054	-2.917770732	-0.157717337
Scarus sp.	3	0.040540541	-3.205452805	-0.129950789
Acanthuridae	3	0.040540541	-3.205452805	-0.129950789
Naso sp.	3	0.040540541	-3.205452805	-0.129950789
Siganus sp.	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Balistidae	3	0.040540541	-3.205452805	-0.129950789
Scombridae	3	0.040540541	-3.205452805	-0.129950789
Perciformes	1	0.013513514	-4.304065093	-0.058163042
Unidentified fish	7	0.094594595	-2.358154944	-0.223068711
Total	74			-3.141667046	3.14166705	3.401197382	0.923694422

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