Abstract
The excavation of the Hardin A site (41GG69), a late 14th to early 15th century A.D. period Caddo site in Gregg County, Texas, yielded 495 faunal specimens. This sum includes all bone fragments, and pieces of antler and turtle shell. Total weight of the assemblage is 266.6 grams. Faunal material was recovered from 15 levels in a single 1 x 2 m unit comprised of a midden deposit and feature fill. The remainder of the article discuss the methods employed in the faunal analysis, results of taxonomic identification and quantification, and the distribution of these remains.
Highlights
The excavation of the Hardin A site (41GG69), a late 14th to early 15th century A.D. period Caddo site in Gregg County, Texas (Boyd and Perttula 2001), yielded 495 faunal specimens
A vertebra was recovered from Level 3 in the midden deposit (20 to 30 cm bs), and a burned cranial element was found in Level 9 in Feature 1 Àll (80 to 90 cm bs)
A total of 145 faunal specimens were recovered from Levels 1 through 6 in the midden deposit of Unit 1 (0 to 60 cm bs), 29% of the Hardin A site faunal sample
Summary
The excavation of the Hardin A site (41GG69), a late 14th to early 15th century A.D. period Caddo site in Gregg County, Texas (Boyd and Perttula 2001), yielded 495 faunal specimens. This sum includes all bone fragments, and pieces of antler and turtle shell. Total weight of the assemblage is 266.6 grams. Faunal material was recovered from 15 levels in a single 1 x 2 m unit comprised of a midden deposit and feature Àll. The remainder of the article discuss the methods employed in the faunal analysis, results of taxonomic identiÀcation and TuantiÀcation, and the distribution of these remains
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