The Wardell Buffalo Trap 48 SU 301: Communal Procurement in the Upper Green River Basin, Wyoming

Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Plates
Acknowledgments
I. Introduction
	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
II. Archaeology of the Wardell Site
	Method of the Excavation
	The Kill Area
		Features
		The Artifact Assemblage
		Butchering
		Interpretations from Bone Frequencies
	The Meat-Processing Area
		General Description and Considerations
		Features of the Processing Area
		The Artifact Assemblage from the Processing Area
	Pathological Bone
	Identifiable Nonbison Bone
		Kill Area - Top Level
		Kill Area - Middle Level
		Kill Area - Bottom Level
		Meat-Processing Area
	Radiocarbon Dates
	Identifiable Botanical Materials
		Kill Area
		Meat-Processing Area
III. Conclusions
Appendix I. A Suggested Method for Comparison of Butchering Techniques
Appendix II. The Wardell \'Bison bison\' Sample: Population Dynamics and Archaeological Interpretation, by Charles A. Reher
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
	Age Determination
	Sex Determination
	Population Structure
	Life Tables and Survivorship Curves
	Discussions and Conclusions
		Methodology
		Comparisons of the Wardell and Glenrock Populations
		Aspects of Archaeological Interpretation
References