de Lnguna] ARCHEOLOGY, YAKUTAT BAY AREA, ALASKA 



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paucity of identifiable skull fragments, though the hard and easily 

 recognized auditory bullae are not uncommon. 



The most common shellfish at Old Town were the blue mussel 

 (Mytilus cclulis), the smooth Washington clam (Saxidomus giganteus) , 

 the common Pacific littleneck (Frotothaca staminea), and the sea 

 urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus). Also present in the site were 

 the shield limpet, the puppet margarite, the Oregon triton, a dogwinkle, 

 Nuttall's cockle or the basket cockle, the Pacific gaper, and a 

 barnacle. Scientific names for these species are given in the tables 

 indicating their occurrence. 



Table 1. — Occurrence of unmodified mammal bone " 



o Numbers indicate the bones removed from the test areas. Numbers in parentheses indicate the probable 

 numljer of individuals represented. X indicates that remains were found in the mound, but not in the 

 test areas, and that no numerical count was recorded. 



