Faunal Remains
by Robert J. Muir |
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Table 5. Frequency of Weathered Faunal Remains, Sand Canyon Pueblo | |||||
Taxon | NISP | Weathered | Heavily Weathered | ||
N | % | N | % | ||
Artiodactyla | 668 | 164 | 24.6 | 3 | 0.4 |
Large bird | 1,961 | 61 | 3.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
Meleagris gallopavo | 1,447 | 46 | 3.2 | ||
Medium mammal | 277 | 26 | 9.4 | 1 | 0.4 |
Sylvilagus spp. | 2,337 | 17 | 0.7 | ||
Canis | 211 | 11 | 5.2 | ||
Medium carnivore | 34 | 3 | 8.8 | ||
Canidae | 49 | 3 | 6.1 | ||
Sciuridae | 955 | 3 | 0.3 | ||
Fox | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | ||
Small bird | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | ||
Carnivora | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | ||
Medium bird | 68 | 1 | 1.5 | ||
Geomyidae | 106 | 1 | 0.9 | ||
Lepus spp. | 135 | 1 | 0.7 | ||
Muridae | 645 | 1 | 0.2 | ||
NISP = number of identified specimens. | |||||
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