Table 12, Faunal Remains, Archaeology of Yellow Jacket Pueblo

"Faunal Remains," by Robert J. Muir and Jonathan C. Driver

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Table 12. Frequency of Major Faunal Taxa from Selected Pueblo III Sites in the Central Mesa Verde Region

NISP

% of Combined Major Taxa^a

Site

Lagomorphs

Turkey*

Artiodactyls

Total N

Lagomorphs

Turkey*

Artiodactyls

Yellow Jacket Pueblo

1,485

1,103

236

2,824

52.6

39.0

8.4

Sand Canyon Pueblo

2,936

3,408

668

7,012

41.9

48.6

9.5

Woods Canyon Pueblo

227

645

876

25.9

73.6

0.5

Castle Rock Pueblo

1,004

695

1,755

57.2

39.6

3.2

NISP = number of identified specimens.

^aMajor taxa = lagomorph + turkey + artiodactyl.

*Includes remains identified as turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) and large bird.

The Archaeology of Yellow Jacket Pueblo

The Archaeology of Yellow Jacket Pueblo

Excavations at a Large Community Center in Southwestern Colorado

Edited by Kristin A Kuckelman

Table 12. Frequency of Major Faunal Taxa from Selected Pueblo III Sites in the Central Mesa Verde Region