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Mammal Remains from Archaeological Sites in the Point of Pines Region, Arizona*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Walter T. Stein
Walter T. Stein*
Affiliation:
The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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Abstract

A collection of nonhuman, mammalian osteological materials from 12 archaeological sites was examined. The sites range in age from Circle Prairie phase (about A.D. 1) through Point of Pines phase (about A.D. 1450). A total of 3282 individual bones and 29 complete skeltons was identified to genus, and to species whenever possible. An additional 348 bones were identified to the ordinal level only. A comparison of the 26 genera identified from the archaeological material with the mammals known historically from this area shows a striking continuity between past and present. Odocoileus and Antilocapra bones were analyzed for ratio of adults to juveniles, and for the relative numbers of the various members of the skeleton. These analyses were made to gain information on the hunting habits of the prehistoric inhabitants. Bones of a pathological artiodactyl wrist are discussed.

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Research Article
Information
American Antiquity , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , October 1963 , pp. 213 - 220
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1963

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Footnotes

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Contributions to the Program in Geochronology, No. 74; Contributions to Point of Pines Archaeology, No. 21.

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