Modoc Rock Shelter, IL (11R5)-1980 Fauna dataset-West Shelter 1/16 inch waterscreen

This data set contains the faunal data recovered by 1/16 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 using the Osteological Comparative Collections of the Illinois State Museum. Dr. Bonnie Styles checked and verified identifications for consistency.

本数据集收录了1980年莫多克岩棚（11R5）发掘工作中，通过1/16英寸水筛法获取的动物群遗存数据。莫多克岩棚位于伊利诺伊州伦道夫县的密西西比河中游河谷地带，该遗址已列入《国家史迹名录》，同时为国家历史地标。本次发掘由邦妮·斯泰尔斯、梅尔文·福勒与史蒂文·阿勒在伊利诺伊州立博物馆以及威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校的主持下开展，项目资金由美国内政部（遗产保护与娱乐服务局）提供的拨款资助。

动物群物种鉴定工作由霍莉·安·卡尔依托伊利诺伊州立博物馆的骨骼对照藏品完成，邦妮·斯泰尔斯博士对鉴定结果的一致性进行了核查与确认。