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Faunal Remains
by Robert J. Muir |
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| Table 6. Evidence of Cultural Modification of Faunal Remains, Sand Canyon Pueblo | |||||||||
| Taxon | NISP | Spiral Fractures | Burning | Cut Marks | Ground/Polished | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Lynx spp. | 42 | 1 | 2.4 | 5 | 11.9 | 1 | 2.4 | 8 | 19.0 |
| Meleagris gallopavo | 1,447 | 49 | 3.4 | 89 | 6.2 | 19 | 1.3 | 132 | 9.1 |
| Artiodactyla | 668 | 63 | 9.4 | 49 | 7.3 | 25 | 3.7 | 59 | 8.8 |
| Canis spp. | 211 | 3 | 1.4 | 9 | 4.3 | 5 | 2.4 | 16 | 7.6 |
| Lepus spp. | 135 | 13 | 9.6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.7 | 5 | 3.7 |
| Sylvilagus spp. | 2,337 | 125 | 5.3 | 69 | 3.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Strigiformes | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | ||||
| Grus canadensis | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | ||||||
| Small bird | 27 | 3 | 11.1 | 3 | 11.1 | ||||
| Corvidae | 46 | 1 | 2.2 | 3 | 6.5 | ||||
| Sciuridae | 955 | 9 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.5 | ||||
| Neotoma spp. | 458 | 5 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.9 | ||||
| Zenaida macroura | 12 | 1 | 8.3 | ||||||
| Geomyidae | 105 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Iguanidae | 23 | 1 | 4.3 | ||||||
| Muridae | 645 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Tetraonidae | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | ||||||
| NISP = number of identified specimens. | |||||||||
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