Faunal Analysis of Mesa Site 6
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Ballroom C/D
Start Date
15-5-2014
End Date
15-5-2014
Keywords
Zooarchaeology, Anthropology, Faunal Analysis
Abstract
A faunal analysis was undertaken of the 292 specimens recovered at a 1975 excavation of Mesa Site 6, located in Grant County, Washington. One hundred and eighty-eight specimens were identified to at least the taxonomic class level, and signs of burning were observed on approximately 23 percent of the faunal collection. The analysis sheds light on some taphonomic processses which may have occurred, and indicates that the people who inhabited this site over the previous 2,000 years utilized a diverse range of faunal resources in limited quantities including large and small mammals, bony fishes, turtles, and bivalves.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Matt, "Faunal Analysis of Mesa Site 6" (2014). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 98.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2014/posters/98
Poster Number
35
Additional Mentoring Department
Resource Management
Faunal Analysis of Mesa Site 6
SURC Ballroom C/D
A faunal analysis was undertaken of the 292 specimens recovered at a 1975 excavation of Mesa Site 6, located in Grant County, Washington. One hundred and eighty-eight specimens were identified to at least the taxonomic class level, and signs of burning were observed on approximately 23 percent of the faunal collection. The analysis sheds light on some taphonomic processses which may have occurred, and indicates that the people who inhabited this site over the previous 2,000 years utilized a diverse range of faunal resources in limited quantities including large and small mammals, bony fishes, turtles, and bivalves.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Lubinski, Patrick