Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 3

Comparison of the Faunal Remains from French and British Refuse Pits at Fort Michilimackinac: A Study in Changing Subsistence Patterns

by Charles E. Cleland

Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Bone from French and British Refuse Pits

Fort Michilimackinac and the Juntunen Site

The Functional Integration of Subsistence Patterns

Conclusion

Appendix A: Amount of Meat Provided by Species Represented at the Juntunen Site

Appendix B: Amount of Meat Provided by Species from French Refuse Pits of Fort Michilimackinac

Appendix C: Amount of Meat Provided by Species from British Refuse Pits of Fort Michilimackinac

References Cited

Tables

Table 1: Identified and Unidentifiable Bone from French and British Storage Pits at Fort Michilimackinac

Table 2: Species Identified from French Period Features

Table 3: Species Identified from British Period Features

Table 4: Per Cent of Pounds of Meat Provided by Various Classes of Animals