Faunal Data from Calder Alley, San Antonio, Texas

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Plus Ultra: An examination of current research in Spanish Colonial/Iberian Underwater and Terrestrial Archaeology in the Western Hemisphere." , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Raba Kistner recently conducted excavations in Calder Alley, located in downtown San Antonio, Texas, between the Presidio San Antonio de Béjar (traditionally known as the Spanish Governor’s Palace) and San Pedro Creek. Excavations resulted in the recovery of an assemblage that is predominantly comprised of faunal remains, as well as many ceramics from the Spanish Colonial period through the 19th century, and other cultural material. Deposits were found to be impacted by San Pedro Creek. Early-stage faunal analysis indicates that very large mammals formed a substantial part of the faunal assemblage; smaller mammals were also found to be present in lower numbers, as were birds. Initial data on the species composition and body part representation of the Calder Alley faunal assemblage will be compared to that of other nearby Spanish Colonial sites, and the potential origins of the deposits will be explored.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2020   •
• Plus Ultra: An examination of current research in Spanish Colonial/Iberian Underwater and Terrestrial Archaeology in the Western Hemisphere.

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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

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PaperId(s): 740