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FAUNAL REMAINS 



The following species have been identified among the artifacts and 

 the food refuse at Demery : 



Animal: Number of 



Artiodactyls : individuals 



Bison 95 



Deer and antelope 5 



Elk 1 



Carnivores : 



Canids 12 



Badger 1 



Rodents : 



Rabbit 1 



Ground squirrel 2 



Fish and reptiles : 



Catfish X 



Turtles 4 



Birds: 



White pelican 1 



Marsh hawk 1 



American rough-leg hawk 1 



Ferruginous rough-leg hawk 1 



Crane 1 



Crow 1 



The avian bones were identified by Mr. Loye Miller, Department 

 of Zoology, University of California at Davis; the bison, fish, and 

 turtles, by Wood ; and the remaining animals by Dr. J. Arnold Shot- 

 well, Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon. 



Comments on the bison bone from Demery, Paul Brave, and Huff 

 have appeared elsewhere (Wood, 1962 b). The remains of other 

 species were too small for an analysis of butchering technique. 



DISCUSSION 



STRUCTURES 



The houses at Demery stand in rather sharp contrast with those of 

 other circular earth lodge village complexes in the Middle Missouri 

 area. The lack of vertical wall posts along the house shoulder implies 

 a style of roofing the dwellings that differs from the technique most 

 commonly illustrated in the historic Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara 

 earth lodges in this same general area. 



The Demery lodges are small, ranging from about 20 to 30 feet in 

 diameter. They are circular to oval, with the long axis of the house in 

 line with the orientation of the entrance. The entrances, facing the 

 southwest, overlooked the broad expanse of river terrace to the south- 



