"Artifacts," by Scott G. Ortman

Table 41. Summary of Bone Tools, Yellow Jacket Pueblo

Artifact Category

Taxon

Element

Antler Tool

Awl

Needle

Other Modified Bone

Scraper

Total

Bird larger than mallard

humerus

 

 

 

1

 

1

Bird larger than mallard

radius

 

2

 

 

 

2

Bird larger than mallard

tibia

 

6

 

3

 

9

Deer (artiodactyl)

antler

3

1

 

 

 

4

Deer-size artiodactyl

metacarpus

 

1

 

1

 

2

Deer-size artiodactyl

metapodial

 

3

 

1

 

4

Deer-size artiodactyl

metatarsus

 

1

 

 

 

1

Deer-size artiodactyl

permanent incisor

 

1

 

 

 

1

Deer-size artiodactyl

tibia

 

 

 

1

1

2

Deer-size artiodactyl

ulna

 

 

 

1

 

1

Deer-size or smaller artiodactyl

rib

 

 

 

1

 

1

Dog, wolf

tibia

 

1

 

 

 

1

Dog, wolf

ulna

 

1

 

 

 

1

Jackrabbit or hare (lagomorph)

metatarsus

 

1

 

 

 

1

Jackrabbit or hare (lagomorph)

tibia

 

1

 

1

 

2

Rabbits and hares (lagomorph)

tibia

 

1

 

 

 

1

Turkey

coracoid

 

 

 

1

 

1

Turkey

metacarpus

 

1

 

 

 

1

Turkey

metatarsus

 

5

 

2

 

7

Turkey

other tarsal bones

 

 

 

1

 

1

Turkey

tibia

 

9

 

1

 

10

Turkey

ulna

 

 

 

2

 

2

Unidentifiable

unidentified

 

43

1

45

 

89

Wapiti/bison-size artiodactyl

rib

 

 

 

1

 

1

TOTAL

 

3

78

1

63

1

146

NOTE: Numeric table entries are counts.

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