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Table 7. — Frequency distribution of the various animal elements in the Hoster- 



man site 



by the dorsal vertebrae of the antelope. This is not too highly in- 

 dicative, since the animal was small enough to be easily transported 

 from the point of killing to the village without too much discomfort 

 on the part of the hunter. On the other hand, there are 91 whole 

 mandibles of bison represented in the collection. Of tliis number 

 46 are right and 45 are left, indicating, at least, that there are more 

 than 45 individual bison represented in the lot. Fragmentary mandi- 

 bles were not saved due to the large mass of bone encountered. This 

 is true also of the rest of the bone material. Only recognizable 

 whole bone and some with identifiable articulative surfaces were 

 salvaged for identification purposes. 



An examination of table 7 discloses that certain elements are con- 

 sistent (horn cores, maxillae, hyoids, scapulae, hmnerus distals, radius 

 proximals, radius distals, ulnae, and tibia distals), which may indicate 

 the maximum number of individuals represented in the bison group- 

 ing. Other elements (occiputs, frontals, atlas vertebrae, axis verte- 

 brae, and sacra) are conspicious by their scarcity. This can be 



