The Wardell Buffalo Trap 48 SU 301: Communal Procurement in the Upper Green River Basin, Wyoming 9781949098082, 9781951519223
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Table of contents :
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Plates
Acknowledgments
I. Introduction
The Site Environment
'Bison bison' Procurement and its Effects on Plains Prehistory
Postulated Use of the Wardell Buffalo Trap
Some General Observations on Bison Butchering
II. Archaeology of the Wardell Site
Method of the Excavation
The Kill Area
Features
The Artifact Assemblage
Butchering
Interpretations from Bone Frequencies
The Meat-Processing Area
General Description and Considerations
Features of the Processing Area
The Artifact Assemblage from the Processing Area
Pathological Bone
Identifiable Nonbison Bone
Kill Area - Top Level
Kill Area - Middle Level
Kill Area - Bottom Level
Meat-Processing Area
Radiocarbon Dates
Identifiable Botanical Materials
Kill Area
Meat-Processing Area
III. Conclusions
Appendix I. A Suggested Method for Comparison of Butchering Techniques
Appendix II. The Wardell 'Bison bison' Sample: Population Dynamics and Archaeological Interpretation, by Charles A. Reher
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Age Determination
Sex Determination
Population Structure
Life Tables and Survivorship Curves
Discussions and Conclusions
Methodology
Comparisons of the Wardell and Glenrock Populations
Aspects of Archaeological Interpretation
References
