Abstract
Owls have been reported as contributors to the fauna from many archaeological cave deposits in Australia, e.g. Devil's Lair (Dortch and Merrilees 1971:112), Cloggs Cave (Hope 1973:6), Cave Bay Cave (Bowdler 1979:163) and Koonalda Cave (Thorne 1971:46). In the absence of owl skeletal remains or regurgitated pellets a number of , criteria have been used to establish whether an archaeological bone assemblage is owl-related, to identify the particular species responsible, and to distinguish owl introduced fauna from that introduced by other agents of bone accumulation. These criteria relate to the number, size range, age structure of species represented, and the physical condition of the bone. Concerning the latter, it has been suggested that the bone representing the prey of owls, especially the skull, will show little or no damage (Archer and Baynes 1972:86; Hope 1973:5; Lundelius 1966:175)
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