Contents
List of tables
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
The Archaeology of Grasshopper Pueblo
The Site
Physiography and Environment of Region
Environment at Grasshopper: Past and Present
Chapter 2. Methodology and Overview of the Grasshopper Faunal Analysis
Methods of Recording Data
Quantification of Faunal Remains
Application of MNI Approach
Nature of the Faunal Sample Analyzed
Patterns of Bone Disposal
The Bony Fishes
Seasonality and the Grasshopper Icthyofauna
The Amphibians
The Reptiles
Order Ciconiiformes
Order Anseriformes
Order Falconiformes
Order Galliformes
Order Gruiformes
Order Charadriiformes
Order Columbiformes
Order Psittaciformes
Order Strigiformes
Order Piciformes
Order Passeriformes
Chapter 5. The Mammals
Order Lagomorpha
Order Rodentia
Order Carnivora
Order Perissodactyla
Order Artiodactyla
Unclassifiable Mammalian Remains
Conclusions
Subsistence
Procurement
Animals versus Plants
Technology
Ceremonialism
Domestic Animals
Trade
Paleoenvironment
Summary and Concluding Remarks
Appendix. Quantitative Summary
References