Modoc Rock Shelter, IL (11R5)-1980 Fauna dataset-West Shelter 1/4 inch waterscreen

This data set contains the faunal data recovered with 1/4 inch waterscreening during the 1980 excavations conducted at Modoc Rock Shelter (11R5). Modoc Rock Shelter is in the central Mississippi River valley in Randolph County, Illinois. The site is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark. Excavation was conducted by Bonnie Styles, Melvin Fowler, and Steven Ahler under the auspices of the Illinois State Museum and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Funding was provided by a grant from the Department of Interior (Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service). Faunal identifications were made by Holly Ann Carr and Bonnie W. Styles using the Osteological Collections of the Illinois State Museum. Dr. Bonnie Styles checked and verified identifications for consistency, and Dr. James R. Purdue also checked the identifications for small mammal remains.