Ritual animal burials (Other Keyword)
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Ritualized Animal Burials at Champagne Spring - Part I: Analysis and interpretation of burial fauna in Structure 34 Champagne Spring - 5DL2333 (2017)
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Excavations in Structure 34, an early Pueblo II period kiva at Champagne Spring Ruins in Dolores County Colorado, encountered the ritualized burials of numerous turkeys, canids, a cottontail rabbit and a rattlesnake. These buried animals represented part of the final closure of the structure. The description, analysis and interpretation of these remains are discussed in detail.