Zooarchaeology Of Six Prehistoric Sites In The Sierra Blanca Region, New Mexico (technical Reports)

In this volume, Jonathan C. Driver presents the results of his study of faunal remains that represent several prehistoric communities in the Sacramento Mountain area and document the range and proportions of hunted foods in the diet of these communities. Driver's work complements one of the most important works on the prehistory of this region: Jane Holden Kelley's The Archaeology of the Sierra Blanca Region of Southeastern New Mexico (1984). Contents List Of Tables List Of Figures Foreword by John D. Speth Acknowledgments 1. The Region and the Sites Introduction The Region Prehistory The Sites 2. Faunal Analysis Methodology Dealing with "Old" Assemblages Identification and Recording The Assemblages Data Presentation Taxonomic Categories Amphibian Reptile Bird Mammal Origin of the Faunas The Lagomorph Assemblage Element Frequency Bone Modification Bone Fusion The Medium Ungulate Assemblage Element Frequency Bone Modification Bone Fusion Tooth Eruption Sequences Large Ungulate Assemblage Element Frequency Bone Modification 3. Inter-Assemblage Comparisons 4. Subsistence Iin the Sierra Blanca Region 5. Conclusions Appendix: Assemblage Descriptions References Cited