Differentiating Human and Non-Human Impacts on Leporid Remains: A Comparison of Rabbit Bone Cave (48PA202) and Wolf Den Cave (48BH1796) Faunal Assemblages

Author(s): Joshua L. Tatman

Year: 2004

Summary

The goal of this paper is to add to the shallow base of data on taphonomic processes affecting small mammal remains in archaeological contexts. To that end, faunal assemblages from two sites, the Rabbit Bone Cave, and the Wolf Den Cave will be compared. For the purpose of this project, only leporid remains will be compared. Both Lepus sp. and Sylvilagus sp. remains will be analyzed in this project. The comparisons made in this paper represent an attempt to differentiate between assemblages of leporid remains accumulated and impacted partially by humans, and leporid assemblages with no human impact. In addition, taphonomic impacts that represent a human ‘signature’ will be discussed.

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Differentiating Human and Non-Human Impacts on Leporid Remains: A Comparison of Rabbit Bone Cave (48PA202) and Wolf Den Cave (48BH1796) Faunal Assemblages. Joshua L. Tatman. The Wyoming Archaeologist. 48 (1): 26-37. 2004 ( tDAR id: 476415) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8476415

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Keywords

Culture
Avonlea

Material
Chipped Stone • Fauna

Site Name
48BH1796 • 48PA202 • Rabbit Bone Cave • Wolf Den Cave

General
bighorn county • oregon basin • Paleontological • park county • Rock Shelter • Taphonomy

Geographic Keywords
Bighorn Basin

Temporal Keywords
Late Archaic • Late Prehistoric

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Contact(s): Marcia Peterson

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