Faunal Remains at Collier Lodge and Their Implications for Our Understanding of the Lodger Diet

Summary

Since the Collier Lodge Project commenced in 2003, excavations from the Porter County, Indiana site have yielded substantial amounts of faunal remains. The goal of my research is to examine particular collections of remains, which date to the nineteenth century, and construct a clearer picture of life at Collier Lodge. The remains being analyzed offer a unique look at diet and the interaction between fauna and residents of the lodge. Specifically, I am comparing the amount of domesticated faunal remains found against the amount of wild faunal remains found. This comparison will hopefully shed light on how much of each category of fauna constituted the average lodger’s diet. I aim to accomplish this through close examination of remains, for such things as cut marks and exposure to fire, as well as comparing remains to previously identified ones in order to decipher species. The wide array of remains from feature contexts will shed light on everyday aspects of life at the lodge and give us a better understanding of this relatively recent addition to the National Register of Historic Places.

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• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

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