"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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