Class
Article
College
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty Mentor
David Byers
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
In October of 2017 a small crew of students excavated Wilde Cave. The floor of this lava tube located in Idaho was littered with hundreds of faunal samples. As an Honors Capstone Research Project the bone remains were collected and analyzed. We spent two days collecting the samples along with their coordinates. Returning to USU, the osteological specimens were cleaned, labeled, identified, and cataloged. Following the completion of identifying and cataloging, the information was analyzed to understand the statistical relationships between the specimens.
Location
The South Atrium
Start Date
4-12-2018 9:00 AM
End Date
4-12-2018 10:15 AM
Archaeological Analysis of Bison Remains from Wilde Cave, Idaho
The South Atrium
In October of 2017 a small crew of students excavated Wilde Cave. The floor of this lava tube located in Idaho was littered with hundreds of faunal samples. As an Honors Capstone Research Project the bone remains were collected and analyzed. We spent two days collecting the samples along with their coordinates. Returning to USU, the osteological specimens were cleaned, labeled, identified, and cataloged. Following the completion of identifying and cataloging, the information was analyzed to understand the statistical relationships between the specimens.