Sample name: Angel Site (Subdivision W10D)

Reference: H. W. Neumann. 1961. The identification of a sample of unmodified faunal remains from the Angel Site. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 71:53-56 [ER 3148]

Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: human accumulation,settlement

Archaeology: bone tools,buildings,ceramics,stone tools,other artifacts

Habitat comments: no details given, but the site had "aboriginal inhabitants" and "a relatively high utilization of mammalian fauna in their economy is indicated" and the assemblage is clearly anthropogenic
there are bone, shell, and stone tools including points, pottery sherds, and a large mound complex including post moulds (Black 1941, Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci. 51)

Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,other small mammals

Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash

Sample size: 542 specimens

Sampling comments: "The bone material excavated from the site had been washed"

Sample number: 3443

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2019-09-01 20:48:08

Modified: 2023-02-25 10:53:38