STE-AMEN FAUNAL small variant ef this species as well. indicates that the immediate area was prebably in fairly dense ferest cever- Fest squirrels. tend te predeminate in epen weedland envirenments- Seasenality ef site eecupatien. ermere speci?cally deerhunting at the site. is indicatedby deer ages. Since deerare nermallybern areund June 1. the recerded ages ef 3. 14. IS menths represent kill dates in September. August and December respectively. This is typical at mest sites fer fall scheduling ef deer hunting. A single large bird leng bene shaft ?'agment. attributed te wild turkey. exhibited depesitien ef medullary bene- Seme female birds depesit mineral steres en the inside ef their leng beues tn prepare fer egg-laying This specimen is therefere the result ef mrkey hunting in either April er l'v?lay. alse ceinciding with medern turkey hunting seasens- Ethnehisterically. bear were mest frequently hunted during their hibernatien. as they previded an imp-errant supply ef high?calerie fat in the winter and it was substantially less dangereus te hunt them Twhen they were suddenly awakened ?'em hibematien and net in full centrel ef their senses- Tegether with the presence ef migatery bird species such as passenger and the paucity ef ?sh. nennal late spring and summer ?re. these data suggest site eccupatien ranging ?'em August te May- Further research weuld certainly aid substantially in supperting this preliminary cenjectJ-n'e en seasen ef eccupatien Distl'ihulieual Thus far the bulk ef the material analyzed has been frem level 5 ef Unit A- Despite this cencentratien a fairly geed sequence ef material ?em level 4 {33? te level 3 demenstrates seme similarities and differences in distributien ef species- Altheugh peerly represented. fish species seem te be evenly distributed ?ireugheut these levels- This may result ?em epperlunistic capture ef ?sh threugheut Table Human Remains frem Strawtewn enclesure- Ell-E several sea-sens. er it may indicate that ?sh skeletal elements and scales are mere likely te be vertically mined threugheut a depesit than the larger vertebrate specimens- The bear remains have a distinctive distributien. being must preminent by number and weight in theuppertwe levels (4 and 5} analyzed- level 4 has specimens weighing 1T9 yams. and level 5 has 14 specimens weighing 2-55 grains- Aside ?em these levels. there is enly a single specimen. a middle phalange weighing 2 grams. attributable te bear- Likewise. small birds are cencentrated at the lewest levels ef the sequence. with the greuse. passenger pigeen and passerifernls sp.) limited te level eight- Further analysis needs te he. cempleted befere these patterns are fully analyued; hewever there dees seem te be a signi?cant difference in the distributien ef fauna by level- Hunian Remains Sir-t pieces er definite human bene have been identi?ed thus far [Table 12)- Feur ef these are mandiblee?dental ?agaients- These may be ?'em the same individual- ?Werked Buns-EB ene Teels 1ill'erked bene and bene teels that have been identi?ed thus far as shewn in Figures I-l andI-E and described in Table 1-3- Cenclusiens Despite a limited sample size. the analysis ef ?aunal materials ?'em Strawtewn was: able te shed light en the general subsistence pattem at the site. which seems te be fecused en large terrestrial mammals. primarily deer. bear and elk- New distributienal data en species which are extinct {passenger pigeen) er extirpated frem Accessien bl I Prevemenee Hement Dealptimi Eight perlien cen:p]ete distal te the canine: - Mandible prebab?tty that it is tier-tale based en rebusttity and UM 3' ?'agment gaunt angb; the End was lest ante?martemand the renninder efthe teeth were lest pest-mertem {ll-T123 Unit D. First inciser Side r?eternjnate; heavily wern {ll-T143 Unit 23-3311:in Secend iiciser Side aideternmate; Easily wern Ell-Tl - 12-? Unit ll?cnjed Fist prennlar Fight side; mederately wern Unit A. PessiJle cranial ?l-Tl-3-4 SE U4 . Biurnd Unit A. FeatLre l. 53? PessiJle cranhl SE Burmd