Cottontail Procurement

Part of the Dolores Archaeological Program project

Year: 1987

Summary

Flint and Neusius’ (1987) examination of the assemblage of cottontail remains from the Dolores Anasazi faunal record is an especially good example of synthetic research contributions to DAP research. Their study utilized the subset of the DAP faunal assemblage contained within the BUNNY10 dataset (Flint and Neusius 1987:257). Since the two species of cottontail utilized by the Dolores Anasazi have distinct habitat preferences, their relative abundances provided an opportunity to track patterns of land use and resource procurement. Differentiation between the two species was based on three measurements taken from the mandible. Variables for the cottontail procurement dataset have been described by Wilshusen et al. (1999); see especially the section entitled "The DAP Faunal Data" by Daniel T. Falt in Chapter 3. In most cases, his descriptions are suitable for use as metadata and have been repeated almost verbatim here. Selected resources from the collection of published and unpublished DAP reports may have been used for clarification in some cases and will be appropriately referenced.

Cite this Record

Cottontail Procurement. 1987 ( tDAR id: 6165) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8PN94X7

Data Set Structure

Measurement Column
Count Column
Coded Column
Filename Column
Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: dap-bunny10

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
modper A description for this variable should be obtainable from the Anasazi Heritage Center.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Fauna none none true
catno A unique catalog item number used by DAP analysts for identification in the laboratory.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Lookup : Code none none true
colloc A description for this variable should be obtainable from the Anasazi Heritage Center.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Fauna none none true
cobjectid The Anasazi Heritage Center has given each specimen three unique codes, including cobjectid, to facilitate management of their DAP collections. Since this value is used in association with the AHC ARGUS database for tracking the location of a record, it is important for any researcher requesting objects from the curator.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Lookup : Code none none true
age1 This variable specifies the age of a cottontail rabbit at its time of death.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Fauna : Age none none true
caccnid The Anasazi Heritage Center has given each specimen three unique codes, including caccnid, to facilitate management of their DAP collections. The first digits of this value indicate the year that it was accessioned.
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value Lookup : Code none none true
sex This variable specifies the sex of the cottontail from which the record was obtained.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Fauna : Sex none none true
stco To obtain a full site designation for any entry, append the Smithsonian site number to this variable.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Horizontal Location none none true
cdept The Anasazi Heritage Center has given each specimen three unique codes, including cdept, to facilitate management of their DAP collections. This value specifies the tool department to which each record belongs.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Lookup : Code none none true
taxonfix This variable indicates the common name of the cottontail species represented by each specimen.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Fauna : Taxon none none true
disc A description for this variable should be obtainable from the Anasazi Heritage Center.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Fauna none none true
csiteid The Anasazi Heritage Center has given each specimen three unique codes, including csiteid, to facilitate management of their DAP collections. This value denotes the entry's corresponding Smithsonian site number.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Horizontal Location none none true
fs The most basic type of provenience data recorded for all information obtained during DAP fieldwork is the field specimen number. These values are sequentially assigned to unique vertical and horizontal locations within each site.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Context none none true
depth The depth of the mandible was measured from the anterior alveolar notch of the fourth premolar to the ventral border of the labial side.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Fauna none none true
site Site number refers only to the sequential position of a site within a single Smithsonian state and county designation. To obtain a full site number for any entry, this value must be appended to the Smithsonian state and county designation.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Horizontal Location none none true
crenul This variable indicates the amount of crenulation observed along the enamel border of the third premolar. This attribute is more pronounced in desert cottontail specimens.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Fauna : Taxon none none true
length2 One of two measurements for cheektooth row length. This variable specifies the length of the cheektooth row in millimeters, from the anterior aveolar notch of the third premolar to the posterior aveolar notch of the first molar.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Fauna : Measurement none none true
length1 One of two measurements for cheektooth row length. This variable specifies the length of the cheektooth row in millimeters, from the anterior aveolar notch of the third premolar to the posterior aveolar notch of the third molar.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Fauna : Measurement none none true
numb The attribute values for this variable should be obtainable from the Anasazi Heritage Center.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Lookup none none true
pl The point location variable is a subdivision of the field specimen number that denotes an item or group of items of a significant type and/or context.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Context none none true
crink This variable specifies the relative amount of crinkling in the crenulations of the third premolars in cottontail specimens. Ratings of 0-1 are indicative of Nuttall's cottontail and values of 2-3 are from desert cottontail specimens.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Fauna : Taxon none none true
ratio1 This variable is a ratio measurement that likely relates mandible depth to the length of the cheektooth row, measured from the anterior aveolar notch of the third premolar to the posterior aveolar notch of the third molar. Additional information for this variable should be obtainable from the Anasazi Heritage Center.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Fauna none none true
ratio2 This variable is a ratio measurement that likely relates mandible depth to the length of the cheektooth row, measured from the anterior aveolar notch of the third premolar to the posterior aveolar notch of the first molar. Additional information for this variable should be obtainable from the Anasazi Heritage Center.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Fauna none none true

Keywords

Culture
Ancestral Puebloan

Material
Fauna

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Hamlet / Village • Hearth • Isolated Artifact • Isolated Feature • Kiln • Kiva / Great Kiva • Midden • Military Structure • Pit • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Plaza • Post Hole / Post Mold • Rock Alignment • Room Block / Compound / Pueblo • Water Control Feature • Wattle & Daub (Jacal) Structure

General
Cottontail • Procurement • Subsistence

Geographic Keywords
Dolores River Valley • Mesa Verde Region • Southwestern Colorado

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 600 to 1250

Spatial Coverage

min long: -108.59; min lat: 37.47 ; max long: -108.5; max lat: 37.57 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Sarah Neusius; Patricia Flint

Record Identifiers

Bureau of Reclamation(s): 8-07-40-S0562

Source Collections

DAP collections are curated at the Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO

File Information

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