"Faunal Remains," by Robert J. Muir and Jonathan C. Driver
Table 6. Evidence of Cultural Modification of Faunal Remains, Yellow Jacket Pueblo | |||||||||
Taxon | NISP | Spiral Fractures | Burning | Cut Marks | Ground/Polished | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Lagomorpha | 71 | 11 | 15.5 | 3 | 4.2 | 1 | 1.4 | ||
Lepus sp. | 259 | 37 | 14.3 | 15 | 5.8 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.8 |
Sylvilagus sp. | 1,155 | 117 | 10.1 | 69 | 6.0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||
Sciuridae | 102 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 2.9 | ||||
Ground squirrel | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | ||||||
Spermophilus sp. | 23 | 1 | 4.3 | ||||||
Geomyidae | 41 | 1 | 2.4 | ||||||
Neotoma sp. | 118 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.8 | ||||
Castor canadensis | 40 | 4 | 10.0 | 5 | 12.5 | 1 | 2.5 | ||
Canidae | 16 | 2 | 12.5 | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | 12.5 | ||
Canis sp. | 11 | 2 | 18.2 | ||||||
Medium carnivore | 22 | 4 | 18.2 | ||||||
Artiodactyla | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 20.0 | ||||
Odocoileus sp. | 28 | 5 | 17.9 | 1 | 3.6 | 4 | 14.3 | ||
Antilocapra americana | 9 | 1 | 11.1 | ||||||
Ovis canadensis | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | ||||
Bos taurus | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||||||
Medium artiodactyl | 182 | 22 | 12.1 | 13 | 7.1 | 4 | 2.2 | 8 | 4.4 |
Large artiodactyl | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | ||||||
Buteo sp. | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 25.0 | ||||
Galliformes | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | ||||||
Tetraonidae | 32 | 4 | 12.5 | ||||||
Centrocerus urophasianus | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 10.0 | ||||
Meleagris gallopavo | 500 | 50 | 10.0 | 21 | 4.2 | 15 | 3.0 | 21 | 4.2 |
Passeriformes | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | ||||||
NISP = number of identified specimens. | |||||||||
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