A Faunal Analysis of the Kirshner Site (36WM213)
Author(s): Britney Elsbury-Orris
Year: 2018
Summary
The Kirshner Site (36WM213) is a multi-component site in South Huntington township, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania that contains two Middle Monongahela villages. Relatively little is known about Monongahela use of animals. Fortunately, good faunal preservation has made zooarchaeological analyses of materials from this site possible. Identifying and analyzing these faunal remains with respect to taxa and skeletal elements, as well as human and animal modifications, provides important new information. The distribution of faunal remains across the features of the site and its two components has been examined, as they have implications for relationships between the site’s inhabitants and their environment. These data provide insights into the nature of this site and the activities of its occupants. Comparisons with other faunal studies, like those done on zooarchaeological materials from other Middle Monongahela sites, including the Johnston Site (36IN2) and the Hatfield Site (36WH678), further expands the understanding of the Kirschner Site and the Middle Monongahela tradition.
Cite this Record
A Faunal Analysis of the Kirshner Site (36WM213). Britney Elsbury-Orris. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 443097)
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Keywords
General
Subsistence and Foodways
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Woodland
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Zooarchaeology
Geographic Keywords
North America: Northeast and Midatlantic
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 22450