Contents
List of Figures
List of Plates
Acknowledgments
The Site Environment
'Bison bison' Procurement and its Effects on Plains Prehistory
Postulated Use of the Wardell Buffalo Trap
Some General Observations on Bison Butchering
Method of the Excavation
Features
The Artifact Assemblage
Butchering
Interpretations from Bone Frequencies
General Description and Considerations
Features of the Processing Area
The Artifact Assemblage from the Processing Area
Pathological Bone
Kill Area - Middle Level
Radiocarbon Dates
Kill Area
Meat-Processing Area
III. Conclusions
Appendix I. A Suggested Method for Comparison of Butchering Techniques
Introduction
Age Determination
Sex Determination
Population Structure
Life Tables and Survivorship Curves
Methodology
Aspects of Archaeological Interpretation
References