Sampling and analytical procedures applied to the 1985 assemblage from the Fredricks site were identical to those used on the 1983-1984 assemblage. A brief discussion of these procedures follows. A more detailed treatment of this subject can be found in the earlier report (Holm 1985; also see Faunal Remains: 1983-1984 Excavations).
The faunal remains from the 1985 excavation of the Fredricks site were recovered from the fill of three burials, 14 pits, and the wall trench of one structure. All fill was waterscreened through a series of 1/2-inch, 1/4-inch, and 1/16-inch mesh screens. All of the animal bones recovered in the 1/2-inch (11,028 fragments) and 1/4-inch (20,408 fragments) screens were examined. Only those fragments which appeared to be identifiable were sorted from the material recovered in the 1/16-inch screen (465 fragments). A total of 31,901 bone fragments was examined.
Minimum numbers of individuals (MNI) were calculated on the basis of paired elements. In order to facilitate comparison with the faunal assemblage recovered in the 1983-1984 excavations, MNI was calculated from the 1985 assemblage as a whole without taking the excavation units into account.