Coffman Cove Ferry Terminal, 49-PET-556

Summary

Faunal data generated by Madonna Moss from Northern Land Use Research, Inc. excavations at the Coffman Cove Ferry Terminal Site, 49-PET-556.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Southeast Alaska Faunal Data

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Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 2006 to 2008 (project dates)

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): University of Oregon

Principal Investigator(s): Madonna L. Moss

Collaborator(s): Northern Land Use Research Alaska, LLC

Landowner(s): State of Alaska

Notes

General Note: Like many Northwest Coast sites, over 80% of the bones from this site are fish bones. Terrestrial and marine mammals and birds are also represented. Shellfish remains were recovered from bulk samples and are quantified in separate spreadsheets.

Source Collections

The collections were studied at U Oregon, but are being processed by Northern Land Use Research to be curated at University of Alaska Museum of the North.

Related Comparative Collections

University of Oregon North Pacific Comparative Collection was the main collection used in identification.

Some specimens were transported to University of Victoria where Moss used the collections of Pacific Identifications, Inc.