Archaeofaunal Remains from Pueblo Blanco

This chapter presents the results of an analysis of archaeofaunal remains from the 1999 and 2000 excavations at Pueblo Blanco (LA 51). Archaeological investigations by Arizona State University resulted in the recovery of a large, well-preserved faunal assemblage containing over 20,000 identified specimens from early, intermediate, and late period contexts. In this chapter, an overview of the taxonomic composition of the assemblage is first presented and diversity and proportional distributions of fauna are described. This general discussion is followed by a study of the temporal trends in animal exploitation patterns and procurement practices.本章呈现了1999年与2000年在普韦布洛布兰卡（Pueblo Blanco，LA 51）开展发掘所获考古动物遗存的分析结果。亚利桑那州立大学（Arizona State University）开展的考古发掘工作，共获取了体量庞大、保存完好的动物遗存组合，包含来自早、中、晚三期遗存背景下的2万余件已鉴定标本。本章首先对该遗存组合的分类学组成进行概述，并阐述动物群的多样性与比例分布特征。在此基础上，本章进一步探讨动物资源开发模式与获取策略的时间演变趋势。